The US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS THOMAS S. GATES (CG 51) sails under the Bridge of the Americas as it departs the port of Vasco Nunez de Balboa to conduct the at-sea portion of the PANAMAX 2005 exercise. PANAMAX 2005 is a training exercise in defense of the Panama Canal involving 15 countries.
Camera Operator: A1C VERONICA PIERCE, USAF
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