DORAL, Florida, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Southern Command issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026:

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Lethal Kinetic Strikes, Feb. 16, 2026

Late on Feb. 16, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

Intelligence confirmed the vesse . . .

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