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Pentagon Launches 'Southern Spear' As USS Gerald R. Ford Enters Caribbean Theater And Venezuela Mobilizes

The new mission follows months of lethal anti‑trafficking strikes that triggered legal scrutiny and diplomatic friction.

Trump-Ordered U.S. Strike Destroys Suspected Narco Boat in Caribbean, Three Killed

U.S. Launches New Strike on Suspected Narco Vessel, Death Toll Rises to 65

U.S. Says Pacific Strikes Ordered by Trump Hit Suspected Drug-Trafficking Boats, Kill 14

U.S. Reports Three New Strikes on Suspected Drug‑Trafficking Vessels in Eastern Pacific, 14 Dead

Pentagon Sends USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Southern Command for Counter-Drug Operations

SOUTHCOM Stands Up Marine-Led Joint Task Force to Intensify Caribbean Anti-Drug Operations

U.S. Strike Off Venezuela Kills Four as Pentagon Releases Video

U.S. Releases Strike Video After Hitting Boat Near Venezuela, Killing Four

U.S. Declares 'Armed Conflict' With Drug Cartels After Caribbean Strikes Near Venezuela

Venezuela Protests Alleged U.S. Jet Incursion as Pentagon Says Strike Killed Four

Trump Says U.S. Conducted Second Strike on Alleged Venezuelan Drug Boat

Maduro Moves Up Christmas to Oct. 1, Orders 25,000 Troops to Borders in U.S. Standoff

Trump Orders Pentagon to Prepare Military Strikes on Cartels