Panamanian Public Forces

Panamanian Public Forces Fuerza Pública de Panamá
Flag of the Republic of Panama
Common name	Guardia, Policia, Fronterizo
Abbreviation	FPP
Motto	"Dios, Honor, y Patria" "God, Honor, and Country"
Agency overview
Formed	February 10, 1990
Employees	30,000 active (as of 2016)[1] 50,000 part-time & reserve agents
Annual budget	USD 481 million (2011)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	PAN
General nature	Gendarmerie Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Panama City, Panama
Parent agency	Ministry of Public Security
Child agencies	National Border Service National Aeronaval Service Panamanian National Police Institutional Protection Service
Website
Ministry of Public Security

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 abolish its standing army, with Panama retaining a small paramilitary 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. culminating in the killing of a U.S. Marine lieutenant and U.S. invasion ordered by U.S. President George H. W. Bush.

Panama maintains armed police and internal security forces, and small air and maritime forces. They are tasked with law enforcement and can perform limited military actions. Since 2010 they have reported to the Ministry of Public Security.