On Dec. 30, at the direction of Secretary of war Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted kinetic strikes against three narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy. These vessels were operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and had transferred narcotics between the three vessels prior to the strikes. Three narco-terrorists aboard the first vessel were killed in the first engagement. The remaining narco-terrorists abandoned the other two vessels, jumping overboard and distancing themselves before follow-on engagements sank their respective vessels. Following the engagements, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system.
| Date Taken: | 12.30.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.31.2025 16:24 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 992033 |
| VIRIN: | 251230-D-D0465-9255 |
| Filename: | DOD_111465565 |
| Length: | 00:00:45 |
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