Members of the U.S. team practice rowing prior to the

Members of the U.S. team practice rowing prior to the water event at Fuerzas Comando 2012, June 3, 2012. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special forces skills competition and senior leaders seminar which is conducted annually in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The 9th annual event is a military skills competition, which is aimed to strengthen regional and multinational cooperation, mutual trust, enhance training, readiness and interoperability of special forces in the region.