Fourth Fleet Commander Meets with Panamanian Maritime Service
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS080719-10
Release Date: 7/19/2008 9:02:00 AM
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Holly Boynton, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs
MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- The U.S. 4th Fleet commander met with delegates from the Panamanian Maritime Service during a conference July 15-16 in Mayport, Fla.
This marked the first formal planning conference the U.S. has conducted with the Panamanian maritime service.
"This is the first step to improve our cooperation," said CF Ovidio Escudero, one of the members of the Panamanian National Maritime.
The Panamanian delgation met with various U.S. Navy command representatives, including Rear Adm. Joseph D. Kernan, commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, to discuss goals and objectives their nation hoped to accomplish together in the coming year.
The two navies completed a memorandum of understanding, putting in writing their intentions and requests for their future engagements. Kernan noted the importance of open and frequent communication between countries.
"We share a common goal to increase our collective abilities by working together to improve the interoperability of forces in support of the Operational Naval Committee and potential missions we may undertake with Panama in the future.
"This meeting offers and excellent opportunity for our navies to work together to develop a plan that enhances our navies."
One major annual maritime exercise the U.S. and Panama work together on is PANAMAX, a multinational exercise designed to train for a possible attack on the Panama Canal.
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