Keywords: PANAMAX 2008 080805-N-UD522-004.jpg en Personnel Specialist 2nd Class SW Katie Robertson trains on a leaking pipe during a general quarters aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa LHA 1 Tarawa is currently underway to participate in FA PANAMAX 2008 This excercise spells the final chapter for the Tarawa which is slated for decommissioning in early 2009 Until then Tarawa remains ready to answer the nation's call FA PANAMAX 2008 is a mulit-national training exercise tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal involving civil and military forces from the U S Southern Command area of focus FA PANAMAX involves more than 19 countries including forces and integrated staff members from Argentina Brazil Cananda Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru Spain Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay and the United States U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David A Brandenburg 2008-08-05 Petty Officer 2nd Class David Brandenburg https //www dvidshub net/image/1476876 080805-N-UD522-004 2014-08-01 20 04 USS TARAWA LHA 1 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy PANAMAX 2008 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |