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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 10, 2005) -- The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser
USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) is one of the several vessels participating
in 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)
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