{"id":2648745,"date":"2026-08-24T04:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-kills-two-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-pacific-ocean\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T04:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:36:11","slug":"us-military-kills-two-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-pacific-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-kills-two-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-pacific-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"US military kills two in \u2018lethal kinetic strike\u2019 in Pacific Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-military-kills-two-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-pacific-ocean%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648745&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States Southern Command announced a military operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the deaths of two individuals aboard a suspected drug-trafficking ship. This strike, part of Operation Southern Spear, was conducted to disrupt drug smuggling routes from South America to the U.S. and is believed to be the 67th since the operation&#8217;s start, wiht a total of 223 people killed. The operation aims to combat narco-terrorist networks by disrupting thier operations and dismantling their leadership. U.S. military leadership emphasized that they will continue to target illegal vessels operating within their influence to prevent drugs from reaching american communities, showcasing their lethal precision and resolve to protect homeland security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4669181\/operation-southern-spear-latest-price-tag-820-million-drug-boats-quarter\/\">Southern Command<\/a> announced on Monday that it had conducted a military operation killing two people on a suspected drug-trafficking ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking ships in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea are part of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration\u2019s<\/a> efforts to prevent drugs smuggled out of South America to the U.S. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest strike occurred on Aug. 23 on a \u201clow-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.\u201d Southern Command intelligence identified the vessel\u2019s involvement in narco-trafficking and traveling along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific. The strike was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcom.mil\/News\/PressReleases\/Article\/4580933\/lethal-kinetic-strike-august-23-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered<\/a> under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4697850\/us-military-kills-two-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-pacific-ocean\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US military kills two in \u2018lethal kinetic strike\u2019 in Pacific Ocean<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4697835\/enes-kanter-freedom-ejected-wnba-game\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after courtside confrontation with WNBA player<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4678249\/september-supplemental-security-income-nine-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>September Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in nine days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I ordered the establishment of Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, it was precisely for this purpose: to accelerate, synchronize, and execute lethal actions against these destabilizing narco-terrorist networks. We are committed to imposing total systemic friction on narco-terrorists \u2014 disrupting their operations, dismantling their leadership, and eliminating cartel terror across the region,\u201d said Donovan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the first known military strike on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-forces-kill-two-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-eastern-pacific\/\" title=\"US forces kill two in \u2018lethal kinetic ...\u2019 in ...\">suspected drug-traffickers<\/a> as part of Operation Southern Spear <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcom.mil\/News\/PressReleases\/Article\/4522545\/lethal-kinetic-strike-june-21-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">since June 21<\/a>, when Southern Command targeted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survivors-reported-after-latest-u-s-military-strike-on-suspected-venezuelan-drug-cartel-boat\/\" title=\"Survivors reported after latest U.S. military ... on suspected Venezuelan drug cartel boat\">suspected drug-trafficking vessel<\/a> in the Caribbean Sea, killing two and leaving six survivors. It is believed Sunday\u2019s military strike is the 67th strike since the military operation began, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/10\/29\/us\/us-caribbean-pacific-boat-strikes.html?eafs_enabled=false\" rel=\"noopener\">223 people<\/a> have been killed, according to <em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4696530\/masoud-pezeshkian-iran-peace-economic-warfare\/\"><strong>IRAN\u2019S PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PEACE \u2018TODAY\u2019 IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ECONOMIC WARFARE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donovan reiterated that the U.S. would not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tolerate illegal drug-trafficking vessels operating<\/a> in its sphere of influence, and the latest strike is a stark reminder that \u201cSOUTHCOM is taking the fight directly to the cartels.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me be clear, we will not permit narco-terrorists to operate with impunity in the Western Hemisphere, nor will we allow their deadly poison to reach American communities, said Donovan. \u201cThis operation is a powerful demonstration of our lethal precision, overwhelming capability, and absolute resolve to protect the U.S. homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Southern Command strikes suspected drug ship, kills 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2648746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-4.01.59-AM-e1787558540703.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81514,65716,33489],"class_list":["post-2648745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kinetic-strike-2","tag-pacific-ocean","tag-us-military"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-24-at-4.01.59-AM-e1787558540703.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648745"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648749,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648745\/revisions\/2648749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}