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May 13, 2024

 U.S. Army South, joint force and multinational planners prepare for Exercise PANAMAX 2024 with crisis planning conference 

                    SAN ANTONIO, Texas —                                                U.S. Army South hosted Joint Force planners and military representatives from five South American countries for a crisis planning conference at the Estancia del Norte San Antonio Hotel from April 22-26 in preparation for Exercise PANAMAX 2024.            

Aug. 15, 2022

 PANAMAX 2022 Command Post Exercise Concludes 

                                From Aug. 1-12, 2022, 1,500 U.S. military personnel along with nearly 500 security personnel from 19 nations participated in the multinational command post exercise, PANAMAX 2022, hosted at various locations in the United States by U.S. Southern Command.            

Aug. 9, 2022

 PANAMAX Special Forces Commander Stresses Importance of Partnerships 

                                As PANAMAX 2022 got underway on August 1, representatives from various countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean as well as Mexico and Spain, worked feverishly at the Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) headquarters located at the Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Fl.             

Aug. 4, 2022

 Exercise PANAMAX 2022 Kicks Off in Mayport, Florida 

                    MAYPORT, Fla. —                                                MAYPORT, Fla. - U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is hosting the Combined Force Maritime Component Command (CFMCC) Staff participating in exercise PANAMAX 2022, in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 1-12, 2022.            

July 8, 2022

 Western Hemisphere air forces prepare for PANAMAX 2022 

                    PANAMA CITY —                                                Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) personnel participated in a Planning in Crisis (PIC) conference June 22-30, in Panama City, Panama, in which air component planners from 10 Caribbean and Latin American countries coordinated air force operations for the upcoming PANAMAX 2022 exercise.            

July 7, 2022

 PANAMAX Planning-In-Crisis Training Strengthens Partnerships 

                                Hosted by U.S. Army South, military representatives from 15 partner nations attended the PANAMAX 2022 Functional Component Planning-In-Crisis training, June 22 – 30, 2022, in Panama City, Republic of Panama.  Countries participating included Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay, and the United States.            

Feb. 7, 2020

 U.S. Army South Prepares for Exercise with Brazil 

                                In preparation for this year's PANAMAX multinational exercise and upcoming combined training at JRTC and in São Paulo, Brazil, U.S. Army South hosted Brazilian army Maj. Gen. Marcos De Sá Affonso Da Costa, Brazilian Director for training, Maj. Gen. Josias Pedrotti Da Rosa, Brazilian army attache to the United States, and their delegation at Army South headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio- Fort Sam Houston, Feb. 4.            

June 8, 2018

 4th Fleet Hosts Staff Talks with Peruvian Naval Delegation 

                                Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Sean Buck, and staff hosted Peruvian Chief of Staff of General Command of Pacific Operations, Rear Adm. Alberto Alcala Luna and his staff for Maritime Staff Talks (MST), June 4-6.            

Aug. 18, 2016

 Army South, partner nations wrap up PANAMAX 2016 

                    FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas —                                                U.S. Army South wrapped up Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2016, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multi-national exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal and the surrounding region Aug. 4 at Fort Sam Houston.            

Aug. 18, 2016

 Army South, partner nations wrap up PANAMAX 2016 

                    FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas —                                                U.S. Army South wrapped up Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2016, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multi-national exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal and the surrounding region Aug. 4 at Fort Sam Houston.            

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