Safeguarding our region’s security and economic stability: Joint training during exercise #PANAMAX26 is sharpening multinational maritime capabilities to protect crucial global trade routes, especially the Panama Canal, and ensure freedom of navigation. Working together, we remain committed to the security of the people in the Western Hemisphere. 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 @USCG @USCGPACAREA @MARFORSOUTH