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Fuerzas Comando 2017, the Force That Brings Us Together

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​Fuerzas Comando 2017, an annual, special operations and counter terrorism military competition among 20 Western Hemisphere partner nations, began on July 17th, in Paraguay. The event is sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South. In the photo, multi-national forces teams line up at the opening ceremony. (Photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Christine Lorenz)​U.S. Army Lt. Col. Angel Martinez, deputy director of Special Operation Command South’s Training and Exercise division, speaks to Fuerzas Comando 2017 participants at the opening ceremony on July 17th at the Institute of Army Education in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay. (Photo: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay)The Paraguayan Army Band plays at the Fuerzas Comando 2017 opening ceremony. (Photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Christine Lorenz)A Paraguayan competitor fires at his target in the Critical Task Evaluation 1. (Photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Christine Lorenz)A Dominican competitor fires his weapon down range in the Critical Task Evaluation 2 event. The competition increases the sharing of expertise among the region’s highly-skilled special operation forces. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)Members from Team Guatemala work together during a 4-mile run. Team Guatemala is fighting to be this year’s champion. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)A U.S. competitor fires his weapon at a target in the Critical Task Evaluation 1 event. Fuerzas Comando strengthens cohesiveness within training between countries. (Photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Christine Lorenz)Team Mexico celebrates their completion of the first event of the competition. The events during the exercise help them increase training skills for the fight against transitional threats in the Americas. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)A Guyanese competitor begins the Critical Task Evaluation 1 course. The competition helps the 20 competing countries acquire training skills to foster regional security. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)Team El Salvador chants to psych themselves up for a physical fitness competition. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)Team Colombia, the returning champions from the 2016 edition, returns to camp after completing the second marksmanship event of the competition. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)Team Colombia, the returning champions from the 2016 edition, returns to camp after completing the second marksmanship event of the competition. (Photo: U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Williams)

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