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Three people wearing camouflage attire use machetes to carve pieces of bamboo during daytime in a jungle.

Jungle Survival

U.S. Marines and Panamanian security services personnel construct survival tools during the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón, Panamá, Nov. 30, 2025. U.S. Southern Command and its interagency partners are expanding their ongoing partnership with Panamanian security forces to effectively address common challenges.

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