A U.S. Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division and members of the Panamanian Servicio Nacional Aeronaval search cabins during visit, board, search and seizure training on Base Naval Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Panama, during Exercise PANAMAX 2026, Aug. 5, 2026. PANAMAX 2026 is a Republic of Panama-hosted, U.S. Southern Command-sponsored training exercise featuring scenarios that help the defense and public security forces of participating nations improve interoperability, hone coalition and all-domain operational skills, forge strong cooperative partnerships, and demonstrate their collective capacity to respond to and deter threats to the region and its critical waterways. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jazmin Sierra)