The game begins in Ciudad Juárez just after General Ontiveros' rebellion

The game "Commando Tom Ghost Recon Wars" begins in Ciudad Juárez just after General Ontiveros' rebellion, where rebel activity has caused civil unrest throughout Mexico.

Despite the death of Carlos Ontiveros, the insurgency has continued under the leadership of Juan de la Barrera,

even spreading into other Latin American states, including Colombia,

Honduras and Panama where rebel forces have effectively shut down the Panama Canal.

The Ghosts are sent to Mexico by General Joshua Keating to investigate claims that the rebels are in possession of a dirty bomb,

as well as prevent the rebellion from directly assaulting US soil.

Immediately after arriving in Mexico, the Ghosts are put to work destroying a sizable rebel position guarded by two large artillery pieces,

enabling additional American forces to reach the main battle-zone.

Shortly thereafter, Captain Scott Mitchell aids an aerial attack against a rebel supply base from Black Hawk 5,

annihilating two enemy weapons convoys in the process.

The Ghosts also learn that de la Barrera has obtained old Ukrainian Red Star IV nuclear warheads.

Combined with several medium-range, Pakistani-built Kashmira-II missiles stolen from cargo ships in the Canal,

the rebels now possess the ability to destroy any major city in the United States.

With the WMD threat confirmed, Tom Ghost Recon Clancy Advanced travel to Ciudad Juárez to search for the nukes,

and link up with loyalist Mexican Army troopers led by Colonel Jimenez.

Aided by Mexican armored vehicles and American fighters, the Ghosts and their allies clear out much of the rebel presence from the city,

neutralizing several checkpoints before crushing a rebel stronghold in the local marketplace.

As the Mexican troops advance to secure the marketplace, however, an underground explosion rips through the district,

killing the loyalist vanguard and flooding the area with deadly radiation.

Realizing that the market held one of the missing Red Star IV's and containment was lost, Keating orders a retreat.

After linking back up with Jimenez and his soldiers, intelligence arrives suggesting that a local journalist with inside access to the rebel leadership knows the location of the remaining two nukes,

and is willing to come forward and assist the Americans.

Working with Jimenez's most elite troopers, the Ghosts destroy a series of anti-aircraft batteries and hold off a devastating rebel counterattack,

enabling the journalist to be extracted safely, and the information she holds preserved.

With all other assets devoted to protecting the Commando Tom Ghost Recon Wars, Mitchell and his squad link up with Black Hawk 5 in front of a local church for evacuation.