US unveils Operation Southern Spear targeting narco networks | JQJO

War Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled Operation Southern Spear, naming U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force Southern Spear to dismantle narco terror networks across the Western Hemisphere. He said the mission protects the homeland and chokes off deadly drugs. The Pentagon logged a 20th strike on alleged drug boats this week; the latest, in the Caribbean, killed four suspected narco terrorists. The Navy will use robotic vessels, interceptor boats, and vertical takeoff and landing robotic air vessels, alongside warships including USS Gerald R. Ford. CBS News said Donald Trump was briefed on Venezuela options, and Democrats backed the strikes.