PANAMANIAN AID U.S. ambassador to Panama Barbara Stephenson, right, and Lt. Cmdr. Cory Christensen, left, from the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation at the American embassy in Panama, greet members of the helicopter aircrew from the guided-missile frigate the USS Samuel B. Roberts. The USS Samuel B. Roberts has been diverted from a counter illicit trafficking deployment in the eastern Pacific Ocean to provide aid and disaster relief in Panama after torrential rains caused severe flooding. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 756345-X-SQJ74-743.jpg Photo Gallery