U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Dove, left, and Spc. Reneisha Medina-Vega, center, discuss obedience training procedures with a member of Panama's Policía Nacional during bilateral military working dog training as part of Exercise Panamax 2026 at Policía Nacional's Unidad Canina del Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, Panama, Aug. 8, 2026. Panamax seeks to improve interoperability and strengthen collective capacity to conduct complex multinational and all-domain operations to ensure the free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal and maintain security and stability in the region.