What is the US Army doing in Panama? A bit of everything.

United States Army personnel are conducting a mixture of jungle training, engineering, medical outreach and security cooperation activities in Panama under arrangements with Panamanian authorities. Activities include work around former military training sites, instruction in demanding tropical terrain and collaboration on maritime or canal-related support skills. Army medical teams and other specialists have also participated in local assistance and capacity-building activities alongside host-nation personnel. The missions represent a collection of exercises and cooperative deployments rather than the announced establishment of a permanent new United States military base in Panama.