Crucial Exercise Protects Panama Canal Security
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U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/FOURTHFLT) is hosting the Combined Force Maritime Component Command (CFMCC) portion of the annual exercise PANAMAX from 8-16 August.
Exercise PANAMAX 2024 is a U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations.
PANAMAX began in 2003 with three countries, Chile, Panama and the United States, and originally focused solely on the maritime security of the Panama Canal. Since that time, the exercise has grown to become the region’s largest coalition Command Post Exercise, ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal, which is one of the most strategically and economically crucial pieces of infrastructure in the world.
“More than 500 million tons of goods move through the Panama Canal in any given year. That’s three percent of the world’s maritime trade,” said Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSOUTH/4th Fleet). In other parts of the world, we have seen how instability can lead to the disruption of commercial shipping. Disruptions in the approaches to the Panama Canal can cause problems thousands of miles from the Panama Canal for all people. If there is a problem near the Panama Canal, it’s not just a military problem, or a security problem, but it’s also a world economic problem.”
This exercise is designed to conduct stability operations under in support of a fictitious United Nations Security Council Resolution, providing interoperability training for the participating multinational staffs, and building participating nation capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations.
The exercise provides unique simulated training opportunities that incorporate scripted, event-driven scenarios to provide the maximum opportunity to improve interoperability. These simulated training scenarios address key aspects of multination and combined operations such as technology standardization and common operating procedures.
