After El Mencho's Death, CJNG Unleashes Hell: What It Means for U.S. Security Cartel boss El Mencho’s death triggered violent CJNG reprisals across Mexico. Experts warn the unfolding power struggle could...
Hegseth Urges Latin American Allies to Go On Offense Against Drug Cartels Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels.
US and Ecuador Launch Military Operation Against Organized Crime Groups The Pentagon says that the United States and Ecuador have launched a joint military operation against organized crime groups...
Maduro's Lawyer Says US Is Blocking Venezuela Government from Paying Deposed Leader's Drug Defense The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says the United States is blocking funding for the cost of defending...
Trump's SOTU Address Offers Mixed Messages on Iran, Democrats Push Back “We have no choice. We have to be strong,” Trump said during Tuesday's State of the Union address.
25 Mexican National Guard Troops Killed in Jalisco After Cartel Leader’s Capture, Official Says Mexico Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch says 25 members of the National Guard were killed in Jalisco in six separate...
Mexico and El Salvador Make Big Cocaine Seizures at Sea as US Continues Lethal Strikes El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave...
US Military Boat Strikes Kill 11 in Operation Southern Spear U.S. forces struck three suspected drug-trafficking boats in international waters, killing 11 people under Operation Southern...
Strikes on 3 More Alleged Drug Boats Kill 11 People, US Military Says The U.S. military said that it carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters...
Pentagon-FAA Dispute Over Lasers to Thwart Cartel Drones Led to Airspace Closure The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon’s plans to test a laser for use in...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency The 9/11 attacks were a sea change in U.S. foreign policy and diminished congressional authority, with partisanship on...
Left Face Down in the Mud: How an Air Force Veteran, Amputee Found Hope A life-changing injury and having to raise three kids alone made Jason Morgan more resolute in the long run.
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
SNL Mocks Iran Conflict as Pete Hegseth Calls It a ‘Situationship’ “This isn’t a war, it’s a situationship.” SNL skewers tensions with Iran in a wild press briefing sketch starring Colin Jost...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-03/apnewsroom_pictures_of_the_week_latin_america_and_caribbean_photo_gallery_91458.jpg?itok=etq4hVSa "A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)")
![APTOPIX Mexico US Border](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ApNewsroom_APTOPIX_Mexico_US_Border_24695.jpg?itok=wyMJ5Hl3 "Cars cross the "Paso del Norte" International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, bottom, and El Paso, Texas, top, Wednesday Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)")
