U.S. Forces Strike Suspected Narco Boat in the Eastern Pacific

U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a vessel Thursday in the Eastern Pacific, the 46th such strike since Sept. 1, 2025. The strike on a boat suspected of carrying narcotics left three survivors, U.S. Southern Command announced Friday on social media site X. SOUTHCOM notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate search and rescue for the three people. The U.S. has not provided an update on the search and rescue operations. It is unclear how many people have survived the strikes. Gen. Francis Donovan, commander of SOUTHCOM, told the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he