page_title: Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas
section_title: Commando Forces tournaments
hierarchical_section_title: Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas / Commando Forces tournaments
caption_attribution_description: A sniper from the Brazilian team fires a round at a target during the angle shooting event at the Fuerzas Comando competition June 19. 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. (Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nicole L. Howell) 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Date Taken:06.19.2011 Location:ILOPANGO, SV Related Photos: dvidshub.net/r/nuglp8 The rifle in the picture is an RPA International Rangemaster.
context_page_description: The Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group, otherwise known as AFEUR is an elite special operations unit within the Colombian Army, dedicated to performing counter-terrorism operations, HVT acquisition or elimination, and hostage rescue.
  The unit is also used for protection of VIP's. They protect the Colombian President when he travels, and provided protection for President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush when they visited Cartagena in 2000 and 2004, respectively. They also provided the second security ring to President Bush's visit to Bogotá in 2007.
  The full scope of this unit – and the operations it has been involved in – are both blacklisted. Some reports from Colombian media state that this unit has been involved in every top profile operation against guerrilla groups, in both preventive strikes and emergency response actions in urban and semi-urban areas all across Colombia, though details are kept in secret.
  AFEUR answers directly to the General Command of the Armed Forces, and usually has carte blanche to use any available military air transportation, weapon, or equipment as required to accomplish their missions.
context_section_description: AFEUR and associated AFEAU units have won the US-sponsored "Fuerzas Comando" (Commando Forces) contest nine times, in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
  This yearly contest is sponsored by the US South Command and the US Special Operations Command, and is attended by similar teams from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, US, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Peru and Uruguay.
caption: A Brazilian sniper firing his RPA Rangemaster rifle during the 2011 Fuerzas Comando contest.
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