Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009 [Image 1 of 10]

USPACOM, AT SEA

09.16.2009

Photo by Alan Gragg 

U.S. Southern Command

Ensign Eric Icke speaks with Peruvian Navy Capitan de Corbetta Alex Arriaran Schaffer, an AB 212 helicopter pilot, about flight operation capabilities of the Peruvian Navy frigate BAP Quinones (FM 58). Icke is a U.S. Navy Reserve Merchant Marine officer, serving as the target vessel control operator aboard Quinones during the multinational training exercise Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009 to help foster partner nation relations and improve interoperability between the U.S. and Peruvian navies. The exercise is tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal with participants from 20 countries and involving more than 4,500 personnel throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of focus.

• Date Taken: 09.16.2009
• Date Posted: 09.17.2009 19:14
• Photo ID: 204778
• VIRIN: 090916-N-2821G-216
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 2.15 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA