Lethality and readiness: U.S. Marines, infantes of the Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina de México (Mexican Marine Corps), Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina del Ecuador (Ecuadorian Marine Corps), and Panama’s Servicio Nacional Aeronaval conduct reload drills at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón, Panamá, as part of #PANAMAX26. 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 @MARFORSOUTH @USMC @USEmbPan @minsegpma @aeronavalpanama @armada_ecuador @USAenEspanol