Keywords: US Navy 090917-O-9999M-003 Capt. Glen Olarte, right, chief of the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Panama, briefs Panama Vice President and Foreign Affairs Minister Juan Carlos Varela.jpg en PANAMA Sept 17 2009 Capt Glen Olarte right chief of the U S Office of Defense Cooperation Panama briefs Panama Vice President and Foreign Affairs Minister Juan Carlos Varela aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde LPD-19 as Cdr Shawn W Lobree commanding officer of the ship looks on Mesa Verde is participating in Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2009 a multinational exercise tailored to the defense of the Panama Canal Twenty countries are participating including more than 4 500 personnel from the U S Southern Command area of responsibility U S Embassy photo by Miguel Moreno/Released 2009-09-17 090917-O-9999M-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 76393 U S Embassy photo by Miguel Moreno PD-USGov-Military-Navy 2009 in Panama Aboard USS Mesa Verde LPD-19 PANAMAX 2009 Juan Carlos Varela |