This forum post aims to document deployments of the National Guard within the US during the Trump administration. Note that information for deployments before October 21, 2025 may be located in other posts, namely https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1371571764525535242 and https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1381169631263199232 . National Guard deployments which support ICE initiatives should remain in https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1371571764525535242 .
For monitoring, news sharing, and analysis of US force posture and responses amidst the backdrop of tensions and negotiations between Iran and the United States.
This thread is for sharing/analyzing news related to the US military activities South America/Caribbean as part of operation SOUTHERN SPEAR
After the discussion in #data-science-and-engineering, I decided to create this post to continue the discussion. I think there is value in having this discussion here, especially since the OSINT-adjacent community will have a rather unique perspective on the challenges posed by recent developments and potential mitigation strategies. There seems to be strong disagreement about what exactly those challenges even are and where mitigation strategies should be applied (e.g. legal or technological).