The U.S. military’s lethal strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific “aren’t the answer” to the country’s drug problems, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commander of U.

The operations inside Ecuador are targeting “narco-terrorist” groups that are designated terrorist organizations, U.S. Southern Command said.

Has an order been issued to you on ‘no quarter,’ no survivors?” Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., asked Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, alluding to the Sept. 2 “double-tap” attack on the survivors of an initial strike.

The commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Francis Donovan, said forces are carrying out an "actual campaign" against cartels in the region, saying strikes against alleged drug vessels are "just a small part of that.

The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, which is scheduled to begin the retirement process this year, is back at sea.

General Francis L. Donovan, head of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), announced on Thursday that the United States has contingency plans in place