Keywords: US Navy 040813-N-7631T-002 A boarding team assigned to the B.A.P. Mariategui (FM-54) conducts a boarding of the ship Gulfo de Panama in support of PANAMAX 2004.jpg en Gulf of Panama Aug 13 2004 - A boarding team assigned to the B A P Mariategui FM-54 conducts a boarding of the ship Gulfo de Panama in support of 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 2004-08-13 040813-N-7631T-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17081 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kevin R Tidwell PD-USGov-Military-Navy PANAMAX 2004 BAP MariƔtegui FM 54 Tugboats of Panama Ships built at Mangone Shipbuilding Houston Ships built in 1965 |