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  • Senior Colombian air force officer takes part in PANAMAX 2012

    Lt. Col. Mario Espinosa, chief operations officer/doctrine officer for the Colombian air force, worked in planning operations for PANAMAX 2012 alongside Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama

  • Guatemalan airman develops operational plans for PANAMAX 2012

    Col. Sergio Catalan, officer of operations for the Guatemalan air force, worked combat operations for PANAMAX 2012 with Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. One of the most important

  • Dominican Republic airman develops combat plans for PANAMAX 2012

    Lt. Col. Sergio Cruz, deputy of air transportation for the Dominican Republic air force, participated in PANAMAX 2012 at Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. One of the most important benefits of multinational exercises like PANAMAX 2012 is the fact that all the participants are able to exchange their

  • Panamanian airman brings expertise to PANAMAX 2012

    Col. James Urieta, colonel of naval air service for Panama, participated in PANAMAX 2012 at Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. One of the most important benefits of multinational

  • PANAMAX 2012 Spotlight with Tech. Sgt. John Myers

    Tech. Sgt. John Myers, was an analyst participating in PANAMAX 2012 at Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. During the exercise, forces from 17 nations worked together as part of a

  • PANAMAX 2012 Spotlight with Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Barber

    Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Barber, from the 183rd Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ill., was a member of the Air Forces Southern force protection cell for PANAMAX 2012, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. Forces

  • 355th CES Airmen participate in night ops training

    Usually at 11 p.m., D-M is pretty quiet. The streets are clear of traffic and the buildings are dark and deserted. But even at this late hour, the Desert Lightning City is a happening place. At the DLC, often referred to as tent city, members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron took part in a night

  • PANAMAX 2012 Spotlight with Senior Master Sgt. Jason Beaudoin

    Senior Master Sgt. Jason Beaudoin was the superintendant for the A1 Personnel cell for PANAMAX 2012 at Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual United States Southern Command-sponsored exercise series that focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal. Forces from 17 nations took

  • PANAMAX 2012 Spotlight with Master Sgt. Chad Bettis

    Master Sgt. Chad Bettis was the senior offense duty officer technician, from the 183rd Fight Wing, serving as a Common Operational Picture (COP) manager during PANAMAX 2012 for Air Forces Southern, Aug. 6-17. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that focused on ensuring the

  • D-M flies above the rest at Hawgsmoke 2012

    Davis-Monthan hosted 18 A-10 squadrons from around the world for the 7th biannual Hawgsmoke Competition here Aug. 15-17.Hawgsmoke is an aerial competition focusing on A-10 tactics such as moving target strafe techniques, GPS-out navigation, and degraded weapons delivery. Both the individual and team