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AMERICA'S LEGACY IN PANAMA

PANAMA CANAL TREATY TRANSITION

END OF AN ERA

U.S. MILITARY IN PANAMA

U.S. MILITARY IN REGION-History

LIFE AFTER SOUTHCOM

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U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN PANAMA

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Senior Military Commands and Commanders (continued)

WHO's FOOTNOTES TO PRECEDING LIST

Major General Malin Craig commanded the Panama Canal Division, 1927–1928, before commanding the Panama Canal Department 1928-1930 and was Chief of Staff of the Army 1931-1935.

General Matthew B. Ridgway was later U.S. and Supreme Allied Commander, Far East (1951-1952), U.S. and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (NATO commander) (1952-1953), and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (1953-1955). (He had previously served in Panama as a major with the 33^rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Clayton 1931-1932.)

The following departed Panama for NATO (as Supreme Allied Command Europe and Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command):

	General John R. Galvin, June 1987 - 1992
	General George A. Joulwan, November 1993 - 1997
	General Wesley K. Clark, July 1997 - 2000 (In 2003-2004, Clark was a Democratic Party candidate for the 2004 Presidential race.)
	General Bantz J. Craddock, Nov 2004 - Oct 19, 2006

General Barry R. McCaffrey, Feb 1994 - Feb 1996, was Director, Office of the National Drug Control Program (Drug Czar), February 1996 – January 2000.

Lieutenant General D.P. McAuliffe was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as the first Administrator of the bi-national Panama Canal Commission created by the Panama Canal Treaties (signed in 1977) beginning October 1, 1979 (day after he retired from U.S. Army) and served in that position until September 30, 1989.

General Charles Wilhelm was the first non-Army Commander in Chief of the Southern Command, succeeded by Marine General Peter Pace.

General Peter Pace, commander in chief, Southern Command 2000-2001, became Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff September 2001 – the first Marine to be named to that position. He was reappointed in 2003 to that position for a second term. In 2005 he became the first Marine to be appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Admiral James G. Stavridis, Oct 19, 2006 - present, is the first Navy officer to be named commander of the Southern Command.

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