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PANAMAX 2026 Strengthens Partnerships, Readiness Across the Hemisphere

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Military and security forces from 19 nations came together in Panama, August 4-13, for PANAMAX 2026 one of the Western Hemisphere’s largest multinational defense and security exercises, to strengthen interoperability and their ability to respond collectively to shared security challenges. participants trained across multiple domains in operations designed to enhance readiness, deepen cooperation, and strengthen the defense of the Panama Canal and other critical regional infrastructure and trade routes. The following images offer a glimpse of the wide range of training and multinational activities conducted during PANAMAX 2026. Members of Panama’s National Air and Naval Service (SENAN) conduct visit, board, search, and seizure training during the Alpha phase of PANAMAX 2026 in the Bay of Panama, Panama, July 20, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant Elise Renaldi)A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier leads a class on small-unit tactics with members of the Peruvian Special Joint Force (FEC) and the Ecuadorian Marine Corps Rapid Response Group (GAHRIM) during the Force Integration Training phase of PANAMAX 2026 in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, August 1, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Major Trevor Wild)Members of the Belize Coast Guard Special Operations Group (CSOG) rehearse close-quarters battle drills under the instruction of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers during the Force Integration Training phase of PANAMAX 2026 in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, August 1, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Major Trevor Wild)Members of Colombia's Special Operations Joint Command (CCOES) and Panama’s National Police Counterterrorism Special Forces Unit (UFEC) push a combat rubber raiding craft into the water before boarding following a simulated assault, during PANAMAX 2026 in Colón Province, Panama, August 5, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant Travis Denny)A member of the Dominican Republic Navy’s Amphibious Command provides security while a member of Panama’s Institutional Protection Service Special Counterterrorism Group (GEAT) maneuvers during a simulated raid in the Force Integration Training (phase of PANAMAX 2026 in Colón Province, Panama, August 2, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant Travis Denny)Members of SENAN and Panama’s National Police Tactical Anti-Drug Operations Unit conduct visit, board, search, and seizure training while advised by U.S. Special Operations personnel during the Alpha phase of PANAMAX 2026 in the Bay of Panama, Panama, July 20, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant Elise Renaldi)Members of Panama’s National Police Counterterrorism Special Forces Unit (UFEC) and Tactical Anti-Drug Operations Unit (UTOA), Colombia’s CCOES, and the Ecuadorian Marine Corps Jaramijó Special Operations Battalion (BIMJAR) conduct an assault mission during the Force Integration Phase of PANAMAX 2026 in Colón Province, Panama, August 2, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Army Sergeant Elise Renaldi)From left: U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Robert Ward (WPC 1130), Mexican navy ARM Jalisco, Ecuadorian navy BAE Loja, Colombian navy coastal patrol vessel ARC Isla Gorgona, and Panama’s National Air and Naval Service Panquiaco (P-301) perform a formation sailing exercise in the Pacific Ocean near Panama, during PANAMAX 2026, August 6, 2026. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class William Kirk)

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