Pentagon chief Heghseth New US military operation in the Caribbean: "The War Department supplies"

Pentagon chief Heghseth New US military operation in the Caribbean: "The War Department supplies"

The US military strikes against boats in Latin America now have a name: Operation Southern Spear. What exactly lies behind the operation is unclear.

After attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new military operation against “narco-terrorists”. The mission is called “Southern Spear,” Hegseth explained on Thursday on the online service Above the post it says: “President Trump ordered action – and the War Department is delivering.”



The post did not provide any details about what the operation would entail or how it would differ from U.S. military actions already carried out in the region. The US minister did not name specific attacks or locations. The military operation is led by a joint task force and the US Southern Command, whose area of ​​operations extends across the Caribbean Sea and waters bordering Central and South America. When asked about the exact nature of the military operation, a Pentagon spokesman simply referred to Hegseth’s X contribution.



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CBS News reported Wednesday that senior military officials presented U.S. President Donald Trump with updated options for possible operations in Venezuela, including attacks on land.


The USA has so far provided no evidence of drug cargo on attacked boats

Trump has sent several warships and fighter jets to the Caribbean in recent weeks. The US Navy announced days ago that the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the “USS Gerald R. Ford”, had reached the region of the US Southern Command’s area of ​​operations. The warship was from Pentagon withdrawn from the Mediterranean.