US Navy 050808-F-3177P-022 Chilean special tactics personnel prepare for a simulated at sea arrest as they train other countries as part of PANAMAX 2005.jpg

Panama City, Panama (Aug. 8, 2005) - Chilean special tactics personnel prepare for a simulated at sea arrest as they train other countries as part of PANAMAX 2005. PANAMAX is a training exercise in defense of the Panama Canal involving 15 countries. The Panama Canal is critical to the free flow of trade and goods in the Western Hemisphere and the entire world. The region's economy and stability largely depend on the safe transport of several hundred million tons of cargo that transit through the canal every year. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Veronica Pierce (RELEASED)