US-Colombia security cooperation has intensified under President Abelardo de la Espriella, with Washington supplying MQ-9 Reaper drones, intelligence support, and hundreds of troops for joint counternarcotics exercises such as Vanguardia del Sur 2026 that concluded November 11. Recent developments include Colombian airstrikes on Gulf Clan targets authorized by the president and a November 7-8 ELN drone attack on an army base that killed three soldiers. US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine met Colombian defense leaders in Bogotá on November 10 to coordinate efforts against trafficking networks and armed groups, while a planned Vice President JD Vance visit was postponed. Trader consensus reflects these deepening bilateral ties and the absence of signals pointing to direct US military action on Colombian territory by year-end, with any shift likely tied to major escalations in cross-border operations or cartel violence.