Keywords: US Navy 040812-N-7631T-010 Commanding Officer, Commander Eric C. Young presents United States Southern Command Gen. James T. Hill with a guided missile frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) ball cap for apparition for his visit.jpg en Gulf of Panama Aug 12 2004 Commanding Officer Commander Eric C Young presents United States Southern Command Gen James T Hill with a guided missile frigate USS John L Hall FFG 32 ball cap in appreciation for his visit John L Hall is participating in PANAMAX 2004 Naval forces from eight countries are participating in PANAMAX 2004 a naval exercise designed to build up a coalition response to security threats against the Panama Canal PANAMAX is conducted under the direction of Commander Naval Forces Southern Command and involves the identification monitoring and interdiction of vessels posing a simulated terrorist threat to the Canal The multinational force includes surface and air assets from Argentina Colombia Chile Dominican Republic Honduras Panama Peru and the United States operating in the north and south approaches to the Canal PANAMAX s realistic scenario develops not only interoperability among naval forces but also joint and inter-agency interoperability as the naval forces work together with other services and agencies of Panama to ensure the safety of the Canal and to protect freedom of navigation U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kevin R Tidwell RELEASED 2004-08-12 040812-N-7631T-010 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17073 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kevin R Tidwell PD-USGov-Military-Navy PANAMAX 2004 USS John L Hall FFG-32 James T Hill |