On May 8, 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 Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action, and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
Three U.S. Air Force medical personnel assigned to the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) 2026 mission were awarded the Mission Excellence Citation by the International Health Specialist Program Office during a ceremony in the Rodney Bay area of Saint Lucia, May 7, 2026.Β
The novel award recognizes Airmen who went beyond mission requirements during LAMAT 2026 by strengthening partnerships with host-nation personnel, solving...
