President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering.
Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR.
Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our…
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 13, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a sweeping new military campaign in the Caribbean and South America, declaring on X that the United States is launching “Operation Southern Spear” to take on what he called “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere. The announcement signals a major expansion and formalization of the Trump administration’s aggressive anti-drug operations offshore.
“Today I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR,” Hegseth wrote. “Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people.”
