[Video] Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts strikes on narco-trafficking vessels

Video: Footage shows Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducting kinetic strikes against three narco-trafficking vessels in international waters on December 30, 2025. The vessels were operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations and were confirmed to be transiting known narco-trafficking routes. The video captures the engagement where three narco-terrorists aboard the first vessel were killed. The remaining narco-terrorists abandoned the other two vessels before follow-on engagements sank them. Following the strikes, USSOUTHCOM notified USCG to activate the Search and Rescue system.