Brig. Gen. Sean P. Mulholland, the commander of Special Operations Command South, which is based at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., pins the Lancero badge on Capt. Richard Franko during a Lancero graduation ceremony at the Escuela de Lanceros located at the Colombian militarys National Training Center in Tolemaida, Dec. 3. Franko, a native of North Judson, Ind., is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group based at Eglin Air Force Base Fla. As a Theater Special Operations component under the guidance of both the U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Southern Command, SOCSOUTH is responsible for all U.S. special operations training and personnel in the Caribbean, Central and South America