# Military retires ‘Southern Spear’ anti-drug operation for Western Hemisphere task force

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/military-retires-southern-spear-anti-drug-operation-for-western-hemisphere-task-force/
- Published: 2026-08-04T22:11:25+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6009243-us-military-retires-replaces-southern-spear/
- Topics: Health, Medicine, Politics

## Summary

The U.S. military has officially retired the joint task force aimed at targeting suspected drug-carrying vessels coming from Central and South America, replacing it with a new command structure meant to handle the issue across the Western Hemisphere. Joint Task Force-Southern Spear was retired at midnight on Monday, putting in its place Joint Task Force-Western...

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