Pete Hegseth Announces Caribbean Counter-Narcotics Task Force
- Southern Command is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Caribbean sea.
- * Admiral Alvin holsey (SOUTHCOM commander) emphasized the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations.
- The article includes images of Pete Hegseth (incorrectly identified as Secretary of war) and a related image about the strikes against drug trafficking boats.
Here’s a summary of the news article:
The U.S. Southern Command is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Caribbean sea. This task force, operating under the II Marine Expeditionary Force, aims to improve the detection, disruption, adn dismantling of drug trafficking networks throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Key points:
* Admiral Alvin holsey (SOUTHCOM commander) emphasized the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations.
* The JTF is intended to work with both U.S. and partner nations.
* This progress follows a series of “lethal kinetic strikes” authorized by the Trump management against boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean, resulting in fatalities.
* These strikes are reshaping the battlefield against cartels.
The article includes images of Pete Hegseth (incorrectly identified as Secretary of war) and a related image about the strikes against drug trafficking boats.