Photo by Lt.Cmdr. Amy Forsythe | Special Operations Command South | 07.29.2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama - Members of the Panamanian Security Forces practice using a hook and climb ladder to simulate a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) during PANAMAX-ALPHA 2025 at a training base near Panama City, Panama, July 29, 2025. These portable ladders are essential for stealthy maritime interdictions, particularly when boarding non-compliant or hostile vessels where speed,......
Photo by Lt.Cmdr. Amy Forsythe | Special Operations Command South | 07.29.2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama – A member of the Panamanian Security Forces practice using a hook and climb ladder to simulate a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) during PANAMAX-ALPHA 2025 at a training base near Panama City, Panama, July 29, 2025. These portable ladders are essential for stealthy maritime interdictions, particularly when boarding non-compliant or hostile vessels where speed,......
Photo by Lt.Cmdr. Amy Forsythe | Special Operations Command South | 07.29.2025
PANAMA CITY, Panama - Members of the Panamanian Security Forces practice using a hook and climb ladder to simulate a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) during PANAMAX-ALPHA 2025 at a training base near Panama City, Panama, July 29, 2025. These portable ladders are essential for stealthy maritime interdictions, particularly when boarding non-compliant or hostile vessels where speed,......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eddie Harrison | U.S. Navy | 12.10.2010
A sailor assigned to SEAL Team 17, a unit comprised of active duty and reserve component special warfare operators based in Coronado, Calif., helps navigate from the turret gunner position during a mobility training exercise through a simulated city. Seal Team 17 is conducting a pre-deployment work-up cycle. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Forces and are......
