Applying total systemic friction on the cartels. On April 13, 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. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos (SOUTHCOM, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Gobierno de El Salvador son coanfitriones del ejercicio multinacional CENTAM Guardian 26 en diversas ubicaciones de El Salvador, del 16 al 27 de abril de 2026.
U.S. Southern Command and the Government of El Salvador will co-host the multinational exercise CENTAM Guardian 26 in various locations across El Salvador, April 16-27, 2026.
