Marines in Matamoros, Tamaulipas after the operation in which Antonio Cárdenas Guillén (Tony Tormenta), leader of the Gulf cartel, was assassinated, the operation was on March 7, 2010 and the confrontation lasted 8 hours.
Navy Special Forces operators storming El Chapo's house during Operation Black Swan, 2016
Elements belonging to the Mexican Army Airborne Brigade during the capture of Dámaso López. May 2017
May 2020, A team of cartel gunmen ambushed a squad of Mexican Marines as they patrolled western portions of the country. Two died and two more suffered injuries. The ambush is the second of its kind in the region in a matter of days.
Officers César David "R" and Néstor Daniel "S" died in the event , while uniformed officers Sheila Berenice "G" and Flavio Óscar "G" were taken to a hospital.
One person was detained, in addition to two AK 47 rifles, 7.62X39 mm caliber, a fragmentation grenade, 22 magazines and 318 useful cartridges.
Likewise, a pair of handcuffs, a pixelated military-style helmet, a pair of military-style boots, a military-style camisole, two military-style caps, a backpack, jewelry, and two tactical vests with 2 plates were located and four vehicles confiscated.
Mexican Army female soldiers learn to be paratroopers at the #1A Military Camp in Mexico City, on July 19, 2011. 22 years after the last generation of female paratroopers garaduated, a new batch of 71 female soldiers are preparing to make their first jump. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo Estrella (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
Female paratroopers of the Mexican Army boarding the plane for their first jump at Santa Lucia Air Base, in Tecamac, in the State of Mexico, on July 28, 2011.
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