Operation Southern Spear
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Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with the declared aims of "detecting, disrupting, and
MV-22B Ospreys with VMM-263, 22nd MEU, aboard the USS Iwo Jima (2025)
Two US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly in formation (2025)
F-35A Lightning IIs at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station (2026)
Shield of the Americas
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The Shield of the Americas, operationally the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, is a multinational military and political coalition established by U.S. president Donald Trump on March 7, 2026, during
Operation Southern Spear
…Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) which will replace Operation Southern Spear. It will be a unified command of the 18 partner nations of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C). Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin Jarrard will command the task force. Three days after Hegseth unveiled Operation Southern Spear, Marco Rubio, the…
State leaders at the Shield of the Americas Summit