U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Mineau, Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Commander and Joint Force Air Component Commander, addresses multinational participants during the opening day of Exercise PANAMAX 2026 inside the Combined Air Operations Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 3, 2026. PANAMAX 2026 seeks to improve interoperability and strengthen collective capacity to conduct complex multinational and all-domain operations to ensure free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal and maintain security and stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Albert Rullan)