Mathrubhumi EnglishDec 20
Why did Trump nominate Donovan to head Southern Command? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/trump-nominates-donovan-us-southern-command-kkcnr3g6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Trump #USSOUTHCOM #FrancisLDonovan #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
Show threadNonilexDec 5

#US #military carried out a strike Thursday on a *suspected* drug boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4 people on board, per a #USSOUTHCOM social media post→

“Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics & transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed.”

Nonya BidnissOct 29
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” read new digital billboards on expressways near U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Doral, Florida, where the U.S. military’s ongoing operations in the Caribbean Sea are being overseen. #military #USSOUTHCOM https://taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to ‘break the law’ in Caribbean strikes

“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

Task & Purpose
Show threadchirpOct 28
« El Gobierno 🇻🇪 denunció ante la comunidad internacional una grave provocación militar ejecutada por el Gobierno de 🇹🇹 , en coordinación con agencias del gobierno estadounidense, específicamente la 🇺🇸 ⁣C⁠I⁢⁡A⁢ y el Comando Sur, con el objetivo de instalar un escenario de guerra en el Caribe. » #venezuela #ussouthcom #usa #military #caraibes [ https://www.eluniversal.com/politica/218866/venezuela-denuncia-provocacion-militar-en-el-caribe-por-parte-de-trinidad-y-tobago-y-la-cia ]
Venezuela denuncia provocación militar en el Caribe por parte de Trinidad y Tobago y la CIA

La vicepresidenta de la República, Delcy Rodríguez, advirtió sobre la realización de ejercicios militares entre el 26 y el 30 del presente mes

El Universal
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯Oct 24

we have always been at war with latin america

#uspol #pentago #hegseth #petehegseth #USSOUTHCOM #USSGeraldFord #aircraftCarrier #carrierGroup #DOD #war

Show threadNonilexOct 17

"Admiral Holsey's resignation only deepens my concern that this administration is ignoring the hard-earned lessons of previous #US #military campaigns & the advice of our most experienced warfighters," Reed said in a statement.

#Trump #Venezuela #law #USSouthCom #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict

Show threadNonilexOct 17

Earlier on Thursday, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth said the admiral who leads #USSouthCom will step down at the end of this year, 2 years ahead of schedule, in a surprise move.

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed, called Admiral Alvin Holsey's unexpected resignation troubling given mounting fears of a potential US confrontation with #Venezuela.

#Trump #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict

Show threadNonilexOct 17

Instead, the #Pentagon said a task force ‘was being created that would be led by II Marine Expeditionary Force, a unit capable of rapid overseas operations that is based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

That decision came as a surprise to #US #military watchers, since a combatant command like Southern Command would normally lead any high-profile operations.

#Trump #Venezuela #law #USSouthCom #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict

Show threadNonilexOct 17

…In a letter to the #UnitedNations' 15-member #SecurityCouncil, seen by Reuters, #Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada asked for a #UN determination that the #US strikes off its coast are #illegal & to issue a statement backing Venezuela's #sovereignty.

Less than a week ago, the #Pentagon announced its counter-narcotics operations in the region would not be led by the Miami-based Southern Command, which oversees US military activities in #LatinAmerica.

#Trump #law #WarPowers #USSouthCom

Nonya BidnissOct 16
Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. Military's Southern Command, is stepping down following reported tensions with the administration's military action against Venezuela. #military #DOD #USSOUTHCOM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/southern-command-head-stepping-down.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.LP4A.UrgmE2VAghA2&smid=url-share
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/surprise-move-head-us-military-latin-america-step-down-2025-10-16/
Military Commander Overseeing Escalating Attacks Off Venezuela Coast Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.

The New York Times