An entry in Wednesday’s Daily Report included the incorrect date for the F-22 Raptor’s combat debut. The fifth generation fighter was first used in combat against ISIS in September 2014. The original entry has been updated.
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.