09/12/2011: PANAMAX 2011 is an annual multinational training exercise sponsored by U.S. Southern Command focusing on the security of the Panama Canal. Involving 16 nations from the Western Hemisphere and more than 3,500 civil and military personnel, the 12-day exercise takes place off the coasts of Panama and the United States, including Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Miami, Naval Station Mayport, Fla., and Stennis, Miss., among others Aug 15-26.
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Credit: US Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:08/19/2011
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In the first photo, a Peruvian Navy Fokker F60 UTA-N prepares to take off from Tocumen airport to participate in naval maritime surveillance for PANAMAX 2011 sea phase.
- In the second photo, a Peruvian Navy Fokker F60 UTA-N takes off from Tocumen airport to participate in naval maritime surveillance for PANAMAX 2011 sea phase.