FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Panamanian Comandante Aeronaval Luis Antonio De Gracia, director general of the National Aeronaval Service, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for Exercise PANAMAX 2026 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Aug. 3, 2026. De Gracia addressed U.S. service members and multinational partners representing 13 participating nations. PANAMAX 2026 is a joint, multinational exercise focused on strengthening interoperability for the defense of the Panama Canal. During the exercise, U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command is serving as Combined Joint Task Force-Canal, tackling strategic dilemmas ranging from blocked waterways to infrastructure failures, while simultaneously overseeing tactical operations hosted in Panama across 19 partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Guillermo Muniz)
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2026 15:48 |
| Photo ID: | 9847235 |
| VIRIN: | 260803-A-EB715-3514 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
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