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The Panamanian Public Forces ( Spanish : Fuerza Pública de la República de Panamá ) are the national security forces of Panama . Panama is the second country in Latin America (the other being Costa Rica ) to permanently abolish standing armies , with Panama retaining a small para-military security force. This came as a result of a U.S. invasion that overthrew a military dictatorship which ruled Panama from 1968 to 1989. The final military dictator, Manuel Noriega , had been belligerent toward the U.S. culmi
Panama maintains armed police and security forces, and small air and maritime forces. They are tasked with law enforcement and can perform limited military actions. Since 2010 they report to the Ministry of Public Security .
Panama's first army was formed in 1903, when the commander of a brigade of the Colombian army defected to the pro-independence side during Panama's fight for independence. His brigade became the Panamanian army.