Fuerzas Comando is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition conducted annually by Special Operations Command South, primarily in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America since 2004. The exercise is hosted this year by the Panama Ministry of Security. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes military-to-military relationships, increases training knowledge, and improves regional security. There is also a senior leader symposium portion of the event, which will bring together key leaders from participating countries to discuss topics such as transnational and transregional threat networks and the impact those threats have on regional security and stability.