Event Brief
DoD inspector general probes US boat strikes procedures
Filed: May 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
Summary: The Pentagon’s inspector general opened a review of whether commanders followed required steps before lethal boat strikes.
WHO: Office of Inspector General at the Department of Defense
WHAT: Opened an investigation into whether US military commanders followed the required six-step process before approving and carrying out lethal boat strikes
WHEN: May 19, 2026 at 11:53 AM ET
WHERE: Caribbean and eastern Pacific
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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