050809-F-4883S-179 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 9, 2005) Ð The Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52), the Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) and the Chilean frigate BACH Almirante Williams (FF 19) underway in formation off the coast of Panama as part of PANAMAX 2005. PANAMAX is a training exercise in defense of the Panama Canal involving 15 countries. The Panama Canal is critical to the free flow of trade and goods in the Western Hemisphere and the entire world. The region's economy and stability largely depend on the safe transport of several hundred million tons of carg
050809-F-4883S-179 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 9, 2005) Ð The Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52), the Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) and the Chilean frigate BACH Almirante Williams (FF 19) underway in formation off the coast of Panama as part of PANAMAX 2005. PANAMAX is a training exercise in defense of the Panama Canal involving 15 countries. The Panama Canal is critical to the free flow of trade and goods in the Western Hemisphere and the entire world. The region's economy and stability largely depend on the safe transport of several hundred million tons of cargo that transit through the canal every year. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rick Sforza (RELEASED US Navy 050809-F-4883S-179 The Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52), the Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) and the Chilean frigate BACH Almirante Williams (FF 19) underway in formation
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