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Since September 2025 the U.S. military has carried out a series of strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific that it said were smuggling drugs. The Defense Department has released declassified footage of the strikes. This thread collects that footage in one place, one strike per post, in the order the strikes happened.

Each post gives the date of the strike, the body of water, and the reported number of people killed or rescued, with the clip below it. New footage is added as a new post as it is released.

Footage: U.S. Southern Command / Joint Task Force Southern Spear.

This catalog holds 54 clips so far, covering strikes from September 2, 2025 to June 21, 2026. Some days involved more than one vessel. If more are released, I will update this thread.

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September 2, 2025

In the Caribbean, U.S. military forces struck a vessel in international waters that the military said was smuggling drugs. The vessel was transiting a known drug-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. Eleven men aboard were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed.

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September 15, 2025

The U.S. military struck a vessel in international waters in the Caribbean. The military said the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting a known drug-trafficking route, and was carrying narcotics. Three men aboard were killed. No U.S. personnel were harmed.

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September 19, 2025

In the Caribbean, the U.S. military struck a vessel in international waters that it said was smuggling drugs. The military said the vessel was transiting a known drug-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. Three men aboard were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed.

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October 3, 2025

In the Caribbean, U.S. military forces struck a vessel in international waters. The U.S. military said the vessel was smuggling drugs, transiting a known drug-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. Four men aboard were killed. No U.S. personnel were harmed.

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October 14, 2025

In the Caribbean, the U.S. military struck a vessel in international waters that it said was smuggling drugs. The military said intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting a known drug-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. Six of the men aboard were killed. No U.S. military forces were harmed.

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October 16, 2025

In the Caribbean, the U.S. military struck a semi-submersible vessel in international waters that it said was smuggling drugs. The military said the vessel was transiting a known drug-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. Two of the men aboard were killed, and two survivors were returned to their countries of origin. No U.S. military forces were harmed.

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October 17, 2025

In international waters, the U.S. military struck a vessel it said was smuggling drugs and transiting a known drug-trafficking route. The U.S. military said the vessel was carrying narcotics. Three men aboard were killed. No U.S. personnel were harmed.

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October 21, 2025

In the Eastern Pacific, U.S. military forces struck a vessel in international waters that the military said was smuggling drugs. The vessel was transiting a known drug-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. Two men aboard were killed, and no U.S. personnel were harmed.

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October 22, 2025

In the Eastern Pacific, the U.S. military struck a vessel in international waters that it said was smuggling drugs. The military said the vessel was transiting a known drug-trafficking route and carrying narcotics. Three men aboard were killed. No U.S. military forces were harmed.