On June 21, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action, and there were six male survivors. Following the engagement, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), visited 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) and U.S. Space Forces Southern (SPACEFOR-SOUTH) June 2-3 to assess operational capabilities, discuss regional security and gain a deeper understanding of how integrated air and space power supports USSOUTHCOM priorities across the Western Hemisphere.
The visit marked Donovan’s first official...
On a normal day, Unidad de Salud Familiar Rojas Cañada in Capiatá Paraguay sees just a handful of patients. During AMISTAD 2026, that same clinic is seeing five times its usual caseload, delivering care to people who, until now, lived with hearing issues, failing eyesight and untreated disease because help was too far away or too expensive.
The surge is part of AMISTAD 2026, a health security cooperation led by U.S. Air Force and...
