EAI brief: US war secretary Hegseth comments on operation Southern Spear in the Caribbean

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Nov.2025, Words: 103) — Ordered actions from US president Donald Trump are being acted on, according to US secretary of war Pete Hegseth.

“Today, I’m announcing operation Southern Spear, led by joint task force Southern Spear and Southern Command, this mission defends our homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our hemisphere, and secures our homeland from the drugs that are killing our people,” Hegseth said on 14 Nov. 2025 in an official statement.