U.S. Army South Commanding General and Multinational Forces South Commander of PANAMAX 2022, Maj. Gen. William Thigpen, speaks to participants of PANAMAX 2022 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Theatre, on August 1, 2022. PANAMAX 2022, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational command post exercise aimed at reinforcing and enhancing the long-term security of the Panama Canal and the Western Hemisphere, took place August 1-12, at bases in Texas, Florida, Virginia and Arizona. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Taeckens)