{"id":249523,"date":"2024-08-09T13:25:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T13:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=249523"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:19:46","slug":"panamax-2024-kicks-off-at-naval-station-mayport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=249523","title":{"rendered":"PANAMAX 2024 Kicks Off at Naval Station Mayport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Exercise PANAMAX 2024 is a U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the first PANAMAX in 2003, it has become one of the larger, biennial multi-national exercises in the world. While there are about 300 of us here, there are more than one thousand uniformed personnel participating in PANAMAX at several locations,\u201d explains Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command\/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSOUTH\/4th Fleet).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPANAMAX provides us multinational forces the opportunity to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships,\u201d says Sardiello. \u201cWe all know that the Panama Canal is one of the most strategically and economically critical pieces of infrastructure in the world. More than 500 million tons of goods move through the Panama Canal in any given year. That\u2019s three percent of the world\u2019s maritime trade. In other parts of the world, we have seen how instability can lead to the disruption of commercial shipping. Disruptions in the approaches to the Panama Canal can cause problems thousands of miles from the Panama Canal for all people. If there is a problem near the Panama Canal, it\u2019s not just a military problem, or a security problem, but it\u2019s also a world economic problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PANAMAX began in 2003 with three countries, Chile, Panama and the United States, and originally focused solely on the maritime security of the Panama Canal. Since that time, the exercise has grown to become the region\u2019s largest coalition Command Post Exercise, ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal, which is one of the most strategically and economically crucial pieces of infrastructure in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 300 Sailors, Marines, and public security forces will serve on the CFMCC staff under the leadership of Brazilian Navy Rear Adm. Rear Adm. Jorge Jose De Moraes Rulff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have 16 countries represented here in Mayport for PANAMAX and we strive to continue to problem solve and strengthen our friendships and partnerships,\u201d said Brazilian Navy Rear Adm. Jorge Jose De Moraes Rulff, PANAMAX CFMCC Commander. \u201cWe will be exercising a variety of responses to fulfil requests from the government of Panama to protect and guarantee safe passage of traffic through the Panama Canal, ensure its neutrality, and respect national sovereignty. All while working together to achieve this mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This exercise is designed to conduct stability operations under in support of a fictitious United Nations Security Council Resolution, providing interoperability training for the participating multinational staffs, and building participating nation capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise provides unique simulated training opportunities that incorporate scripted, event-driven scenarios to provide the maximum opportunity to improve interoperability. These simulated training scenarios address key aspects of multination and combined operations such as technology standardization and common operating procedures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPANAMAX provides an important opportunity to build on those lasting relationships we have developed with our partners,\u201d said Sardiello. \u201cThese partnerships and friendships are invaluable as we all progress through our military careers. Each of us will form bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood during PANAMAX.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, the exercise host, supports U.S. Southern Command&#8217;s joint and combined military operations by employing maritime forces in cooperative maritime security operations in order to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build enduring partnerships in order to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise PANAMAX 2024 is a U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations. \u201cSince the first PANAMAX in 2003, it has become one of the larger, biennial multi-national exercises in the world. 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