Members from the U.S. and Panamanian emergency response teams gather together for a group photo at the end of the week long mass casualty training exercise.

La Unión hace la fuerza: Colaboración para una respuesta eficaz ante múl...

Se llevó a cabo un intercambio de expertos en múltiples víctimas y un ejercicio de desarrollo de capacidades, como parte de la Fase ll de Panamax Alfa desde el 6 de septiembre hasta el 12 de septiembre.

Members from the U.S. and Panamanian emergency response teams gather together for a group photo at the end of the week long mass casualty training exercise.

Strength Through Unity: Partnering for Effective Mass Casualty Response

A mass casualty subject matter expert exchange and partner nation capacity building exercise took place as part of Panamax Alpha Phase II, Sept. 6 through Sept. 12, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Karina Bostwick, 59th Medical Wing, JBSA-Lackland, performs an eye test during the two-week surgical eye mission as part of Panamax Alpha Phase II, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, Aug. 26, 2025, through Sept. 11, 2025. The surgical mission brought together 48 local and U.S. doctors, nurses, and technicians to complete cataract removals, corneal transplants and other complex procedures alleviating an over six-month wait for some. The over 200 surgeries provided not only improved eyesight but symbolized the strength of the U.S.-Panama partnership. (Courtesy Photo)

Restaurando la visión, fortaleciendo lazos en Panamá durante Panamax Alf...

Santiago de Veraguas, Panamá—Para más de 200 panameños necesitados, el regalo de la visión restaurada llegó este mes al Hospital Regional Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fábrega. Pacientes de cinco provincias recibieron cirugías transformadoras que no solo

Dr. Ivonne Alvarado, Ophthalmologist at Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fabrega Regional Hospital evaluates a patient ahead of the eight-day eye surgical mission during Panamax Alpha Phase II, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, Aug. 26, 2025, through Sept. 11, 2025. The surgical mission brought together 48 local and U.S. doctors, nurses, and technicians to complete cataract removals, corneal transplants and other complex procedures alleviating an over six-month wait for some. The over 200 surgeries provided not only improved eyesight but symbolized the strength of the U.S.-Panama partnership. (Courtesy Photo)

Restoring sight, strengthening bonds in Panama during Panamax Alpha Phas...

SANTIAGO DE VERAGUAS, Panama—For more than 200 Panamanians in need, the gift of restored vision arrived this month at Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fabrega Regional Hospital. Patients from across five provinces received life-changing surgeries which not only

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules is being unloaded at an airstrip in Panama.

U.S. Marines join Panamanian security institutions for combined jungle t...

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, based out of Camp Lejeune, NC, arrived in Panama the first week of August 2025 as part of a combined effort to conduct training, strengthen bilateral security cooperation, and build operational

A Panamanian Security Force personnel hoists a military working dog onto a vessel

PANAMAX-Alpha 2025: U.S. Southern Command Leads Bilateral Exercise to Pr...

As the lead coordinating command, SOUTHCOM directed joint efforts through Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), Army South, and a range of U.S. and Panamanian forces. PANAMAX-Alpha 2025 advanced SOUTHCOM’s strategic goals of building partner nation