U.S. Southern Command stated in an X post shared over the past 59 minutes ending at 7:45 p.m. UTC on Dec. 28, 2025, that American military forces in the Caribbean are taking precise action to dismantle designated terrorist organization networks and block drugs and violence from reaching U.S. streets, in line with the new National Security Strategy. The statement at https://x.com/Southcom/status/2005353055747719168 specifies the forces support Operation Southern Spear, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and President Donald Trump's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. It tags @USNavy, @USMC, @usairforce, @22nd_MEU, @MARFORSOUTH, @AFSOUTH, @NAVSOUS4THFLT, and @SOCSOUTH. This follows a similar SOUTHCOM X post between 6:16 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. UTC on Dec. 28 affirming troop readiness in the region during the holiday season, as well as President Trump's Dec. 26 interview comments on U.S. destruction of a Venezuelan drug plant on Christmas Eve. An X post by @Arr3ch0 during the reporting window questioned why aircraft would be in a holding pattern south of Puerto Rico.
