FUERZAS COMANDO
CHILE 2019
OPENENING CEREMONY
Chilean soldiers stand in the position of attention during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
Special-forces soldiers from 19-different countries march across the parade field during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
A member of the Colombian military passes the championship trophy to Brigadier General Pedro Pascual Robin, commander of the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro” (BOE), during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
Soldier from the Belizean Special Forces stands in parade rest during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
U.S Army Col. Brian Greata, the deputy commander for Special Operations Command South, gives a speech during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
The Fuerzas Comando trophy displays plaques with the names of the previous-two champions during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
Members of the Chilean military march across the parade field during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)
Alberto Espina, the Chilean national minister of the defense, faces de troops during the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando 2019 at the Brigada de Operaciones Especiales “Lautaro,” Santiago, Chile, June 16. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational Special Operations Forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and executed by Special Operations Command South, hosted this year by the Ejercito de Chile and Estado Mayor Conjunto, Chile. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Agustin Montanez/Released)