Public Force

…civilian control and include the Public Force (PF) and the Technical Judicial Police, a special investigative unit. National defense is also entrusted to the PF, which has limited combat capabilities but some military components, including air and naval units. In the late 1990s concern was raised that Panama needed greater…

…national police known as the Public Force, and it amended the constitution to prohibit the creation of a regular military; the amendment was ratified in October 1994.