Readiness and lethality: U.S. Special Operations Forces trained alongside partners from Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador during #PANAMAX26, integrating tactics, techniques, and procedures through mission planning and a simulated direct-action assault. 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 @armada_ecuador @FuerzasMilCol @policiadepanama @socsouth