U.S. Southern Command Photo Gallery
SOUTHCOM Celebrates 60 Years of Service
The Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal under construction, January 1912. A major engineering achievement, the construction of the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, created new lines of commerce, communication, and defense. It occupied a central place in U.S. global strategy during the twentieth century. (Source: Panama Canal Company, NARA)

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