Readiness and lethality: Members of the Policía Nacional de Panamá's Tactical Anti-Drug Operations Unit (UTOA), Colombia's Comando Conjunto de Operaciones Especiales (CCOES), and the Ecuadorian Marine Corps' Jaramijó Special Operations Battalion (BIMJAR) advance to assault a simulated objective during #PANAMAX26 in Colón Province, Panama. 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 @policiadepanama @FuerzasMilCol @FFAAECUADOR @armada_ecuador @SOCSOUTH