During #PANAMAX26, U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, @JTF_bravo trained alongside members of Panama's Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, Servicio Nacional de Fronteras, and Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil during CH-47 Chinook sling-load operations, strengthening interoperability and readiness. Multinational defense and security forces are training together during the Panamanian-hosted PANAMAX exercise. Held in Panama and the U.S., the exercise is strengthening the collective capability of regional forces to safeguard the Panama Canal and maintain security and stability in the Western Hemisphere. #PeaceThroughStrength #SOUTHCOM @DeptofWar @SecWar @thejointstaff @USArmyWHC @USEmbPan @minsegpma @aeronavalpanama @senafrontpanama @Sinaproc_Panama