U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Alexander Aguilastratt

U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Alexander Aguilastratt (left) and Col. Steven Barry (center), Joint Task Force Bravo command team, greet the general director of the Panamanian National Border Service, Oriel Ortega, as he arrives in Nicanor, Panama, Dec. 9, 2019, where U.S. and Panamanian forces are honing expeditionary capabilities during Exercise Mercury. Having leadership at the highest levels both on a Panamanian side and from JTF-Bravo played an important role in highlighting the importance of the exercise and the expeditionary capabilities of the task force.