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Panamanian commandos hold the Fuerzas Comando special operations competition trophy to open the 2018 exercise.

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Panamanian comandos present the Fuerzas Comando trophy during the Opening Ceremony July 16, 2018, at the Instituto Superior Policial, Panama. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational special operations forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and hosted this year by the Ministry of Public Security, Panama. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes interoperability, military-to-military relationships, increases training knowledge, and improves regional security. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Alexis Velez/Released)

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