U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Partidas, a paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, rappels down a rope in October 2023, during the 73-day Lancero school in Tolemaida, Colombia. He was one of three to become the first Soldiers who weren’t from the special operations community to complete the Colombian Army’s Lancero school. (Courtesy Photo)