Keywords: US Navy 050810-F-4883S-071 A Visit Board Search and Seizure team from the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51), prepares to board a Panamanian vessel for a simulated medical call during PANAMAX 2005.jpg en Caribbean Sea Aug 10 2005 - A Visit Board Search and Seizure team from the U S Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S Gates CG 51 prepares to board a Panamanian vessel for a simulated medical call during 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 U S Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Rick Sforza RELEASED 2005-08-10 050810-F-4883S-071 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 27089 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy PANAMAX 2005 USS Thomas S Gates CG-51 Visit Board Search and Seizure |