Military retires 'Southern Spear' anti-drug operation for Western Hemisphere task force

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:11:25 GMT

The U.S. military has officially retired the joint task force aimed at targeting suspected drug-carrying vessels coming from Central and South America, replacing it with a new command structure meant to handle the issue across the Western Hemisphere. Joint Task Force-Southern Spear was retired at midnight on Monday, putting in its place Joint Task Force-Western...

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