22 Countries Taking Part In Military Exercise Involving Canal
Story La Prensa
Some 800 officers from Panama's Aeronaval Service are taking part in "Operation Panamax 2009," which will conclude Sept. 22.
The military operation has taken place annually since 2003, but this is the first time that tactical maneuvers will be held on land, sea and in the air. Admiral Roberto García Márquez, of Colombia, who is in charge of the headquarters of the multinational exercise, said that some 5,000 troops from 22 countries will take part in the operation.
Panama will contribute six patrol boats to the exercise, as well as 10 ships from the Aeronaval Service.
The military maneuvers are focusing on counter-terrorist activities, drug and arms trafficking, and possible cases of a pandemic. One of the scenarios that the troops will be using is a potential attack on the Panama Canal by submarine
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