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Field footage · Caribbean Sea, international waters (per DoD)

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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, Sept 2, 2025

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Overhead sensor video released by the U.S. Department of Defense. DoD says that on Sept. 2, 2025, at the President's direction, U.S. forces assigned to U.S. Southern Command struck a vessel in international waters in the Caribbean that it says was operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization and carrying narcotics. DoD says 11 men aboard were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed. This was the first publicized strike of the campaign.

What
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, Sept 2, 2025
Where
Caribbean Sea, international waters (per DoD)
When
2025-09-02
Source
U.S. Department of Defense
Credit
U.S. Department of Defense video (DVIDS 987835)
License
Public domain (U.S. federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105); rehost OK
Details
Official release · U.S. Department of Defense / U.S. Southern Command · Caribbean Sea, international waters (per DoD)

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Sources and credit

  1. U.S. Department of Defense
  2. Field footage: the full record

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