{
  "id": 148042,
  "title": "Military retires 'Southern Spear' anti-drug operation for Western Hemisphere task force",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/military-retires-southern-spear-anti-drug-operation-for-western",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T22:11:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6009243-us-military-retires-replaces-southern-spear/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. military has officially retired the joint task force aimed at targeting suspected drug-carrying vessels coming from Central and South America, replacing it with a new command structure meant to handle the issue across the Western Hemisphere. Joint Task Force-Southern Spear was retired at midnight on Monday, putting in its place Joint Task Force-Western...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}