Military service members from Ecuador and Peru talk during PANAMAX 2022 on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, August 4, 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)

Military members from the U.S. and partner nation militaries conduct a briefing during PANAMAX 2022 on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, August 4, 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)

Chilean Army Logistics Division Commander and Deputy Commanding General of Multinational Forces for PANAMAX 2022, Maj. Gen. Ricardo Stangher, spoke to PANAMAX 2022 participants at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Theatre, 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. (Courtesy photo)

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)