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    El Salvador crowned champion as Fuerzas Comando 2011 concludes

    El Salvador crowned champion as Fuerzas Comando 2011 concludes

    Photo By Sgt. Luke Rollins | Cesar Adonay Acosta Bonilla, left, chief of the General Staff of the Salvadoran army,...... read more read more

    ILOPANGO, EL SALVADOR

    06.23.2011

    Story by Sgt. Luke Rollins 

    22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

    ILOPANGO, El Salvador – Fuerzas Comando 2011 hosts El Salvador were crowned champions of the competition during the exercise’s closing ceremony June 23 at the Centro Especial Anti-Terrorista compound here.

    Fuerzas Comando was established in 2004 as a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored special operations skills competition and senior-leader seminar featuring nations from Central and South America and the Caribbean.

    El Salvador took first place after tallying the most points over the course of 17 events testing physical strength, tactical knowledge and mental resilience. Ecuador finished second and Brasil placed third.

    During the ceremony El Salvador was awarded the Copa Rotativa, the Fuerzas Comando trophy which remains with the winning team until the next year’s competition. El Salvador will hand it over to Fuerzas Comando 2012 host Colombia during next year’s opening ceremony.

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    Date Taken: 06.23.2011
    Date Posted: 06.24.2011 13:28
    Story ID: 72686
    Location: ILOPANGO, SV

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