At beginning of a readiness exercise, an M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) drives down the ramp of a US Army mechanized landing craft. Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Company B, Task Force 2-27, reinforced with 81 mm mortars, will proceed to Coco Solo High School, where they will conduct mortar drills within sight of a Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) barracks