U.S., Panama Conclude Joint Military Exercise
Associated Press
PANAMA CITY — U.S. and Panamanian troops have concluded a week of joint military exercises aimed at improving the defense of the Panama Canal, officials said Thursday.
About 4,000 American troops and 800 Panamanians participated in the exercises, which took place in an isolated region of southwestern Azuero Peninsula and ended Wednesday.
The war games, called Kindle Liberty ‘85, were the first involving American troops held outside U.S. military installations in the canal area.
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