Story by Spc. Elizabeth Williams | Special Operations Command South | 07.27.2017
VISTA ALEGRE, Paraguay (July 27, 2017) – Twenty countries sent a team of seven special operators to Paraguay from July 17-27, 2017, to compete for a first-place trophy and earn the title of Fuerzas Comando champion. The 11-day competition aims to increase regional security, tactical skills and strengthen bonds between competing countries. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) executes......
Story by Cpl. Joanna Bradshaw | Special Operations Command South | 06.06.2016
Sweaty faces. Gritted teeth. Sandy, camouflaged uniforms. The clicking mechanism inside a pistol, ringing ears after a gunshot, heavy breathing, and radio chatter are all familiar sounds to commandos around the world. Accustomed to the smell of gunpowder and the taste of sweat dripping down their faces, all commandos share a bond. The brotherhood forged in training and on the battlefield is......
Story by Sgt. Eric Roberts | Special Operations Command South | 05.04.2016
Ancon, Peru - Special operations military and police forces from 20 countries across Central and South America began Fuerzas Comando 2016, a multinational special operations skills competition, with a ceremony May 2 in Ancon, Peru....
Courtesy Story | 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.25.2015
During their two-week annual training, July 11-24, 2015, Soldiers of the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, an Ohio Army National Guard unit from Columbus, Ohio, were in Poptun, Guatemala, providing coverage of Fuerzas Comando 2015, a yearly international special operations skills competition, sponsored by U.S. Southern Command....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Hill | Special Operations Command South | 07.24.2015
Yelling and panting, six men quickly strip off their boots and shove them into their packs before jumping into the water. As the sun begins to rise, they swim down shore 800 meters before pulling themselves out of the water. The Fuerzas Comando competitors then immediately put their boots back on and run a few more miles to the stress shoot location, where they will be tested if they can......
Story by Pfc. Christine Lorenz | Special Operations Command South | 07.23.2015
Fuerzas Comando 2015 is a USSOUTHCOM-sponsored exercise conducted in Central and South America and the Caribbean since 2004. It consists of a multinational special operations skills competition and a Distinguished Visitor Program. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes military-to-military relationships, increases training knowledge, and improves regional security....
Story by Staff Sgt. Michael Carden | Special Operations Command South | 07.15.2015
Teams from across the Americas gathered July 15, 2015, in Poptun, Guatemala for the opening ceremonies of Fuerzas Comando ‘15, a friendly competition pitting special operations forces against one another in tests of skill and endurance....
Story by Sgt. Wilma Orozco | Special Operations Command South | 07.23.2014
Elite special operations forces and police units from 17 nations across the Western Hemisphere officially kicked off Fuerzas Comando 2014 during an opening ceremony held on Fort Tolemaida, July 23....
