"Hegseth did not specify exactly what he was referring to, although it can be inferred that he is naming and formalizing the campaign of extrajudicial U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, as part of the pressure measures against the Venezuelan regime. Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and the U.S. Southern Command, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people."
"In January, the Pentagon had announced the creation of the Joint Task Force Southern Spear force for the deployment of surface vessels and drones to, among other duties, conduct anti-narcotics operations. Hegseth's announcement comes just three days after the arrival of the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford the largest in the world and the most modern in the U.S. fleet to the area of responsibility of U.S. Southern Command in Latin America and the Caribbean."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the start of Operation Southern Spear, a U.S. military mission to remove narco-terrorists from the Western Hemisphere. The operation is led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and U.S. Southern Command, and aims to defend and secure the homeland from drug trafficking. The campaign appears to formalize strikes against alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean and Pacific as pressure against the Venezuelan regime. The announcement followed the arrival of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and its escort to the Southern Command area, joining vessels deployed near Venezuela's territorial waters. No operational details were provided.
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