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A sniper from the Brazilian team fires a round at a target during the angle shooting event at the Fuerzas Comando competition, June 19, 2011. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior leader seminar, which is conducted annually in Central and South America and the Caribbean. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole L. Howell

A sniper from the Brazilian team fires a round at a target during the angle shooting event at the Fuerzas Comando competition, June 19, 2011. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior leader seminar, which is conducted annually in Central and South America and the Caribbean. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole L. Howell

A sniper from the Brazilian team fires a round at a target during the angle shooting event at the Fuerzas Comando competition, June 19, 2011. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior leader seminar, which is conducted annually in Central and South America and the Caribbean. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole L. Howell

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