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Laser strike was one of numerous US worldwide classified operations under US Southcom or US Southern command
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In 1996 laser strike proceeded Operation Green Clover, a similar US Southcom operation
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US Southcom authorized up to 14 Special Forces deployments to the region during 1997
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Attached to US Southcom was the US Army 7th Special Forces Group, aka the US Army Green
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A US Southcom forward-based Expeditionary Task Force operating to promote stability and security by countering transnational threats including Narco traffic
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conducted by US Southcom or US Southern Command
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As it turns out and this will become extremely important soon, US Southcom held the Mar-Forlant Marine Forces Atlantic Riverine training team in IKITOS Peru for utilization under Operation Laser Strike
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Circling back, there is the Southcom unit deployed to Peru in 1997 we discussed earlier
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Due to their consistent execution of US Southcom missions including a historical presence training and countering narcotic distribution in Central and South America
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or 1-228th Aviation from JTF Bravo station nearby in US Southcom territory
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had historically conducted US Southcom missions in northern Peru during the 1955 Peru Ecuador border dispute
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