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U.S. and Royal Thai Navy diving salvage team sailors place artificial reefs during a coral rehabilitation dive as part of Cobra Gold 19 at Hat Yao Beach, Chon Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 14, 2019. Cobra Gold, in its 38th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Royal Thai Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, and U.S. Navy underwater construction teams executed an underwater demolition during exercise Cobra Gold at Hat Yao Beach, Feb. 12, 2019, in Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand. Cobra Gold increases cooperation, interoperability, and collaboration among partner nations in order to achieve effective solutions to common challenges. The exercise demonstrates the commitment of the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States to our long-standing alliance, promotes regional partnerships and advances security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

Cobra Gold is a Thailand and United States co-sponsored Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and joint theater security cooperation (JTSC) exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand. CG19 is the 38th iteration of the Cobra Gold series of exercises. Cobra Gold is an important element of the United States and participating nation’s regional military to military (mil-to-mil) engagement efforts seeking to maintain readiness and increase the capability, capacity and interoperability of partnered nations while simultaneously reinforcing our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps multimedia production by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

U.S. Navy Lt. Pamela Cole Foss is passionate about teaching students about nutrition during a cooperative health engagement as part of exercise Cobra Gold 19 at Bam Man Kroi School, Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 5, 2019. Cobra Gold 19 maintains a consistent focus on Humanitarian Civic Action, community engagement, and medical activities conducted during the exercise to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations around the region. Foss is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist with the Cooperative Health Engagement team from U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Bandit "Tum" Potisai, right, and U.S. Navy Builder Constructionman Carter Shaw talk about how they became friends during construction at Ban Man Kroi School during exercise Cobra Gold 19 in Rayong, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 3, 2019. The two service members have become great friends since working together to build a new multifunctional building at the school. The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy work together to give back to the local community in efforts to strengthen military-to-military bonds. Exercise Cobra Gold 19 emphasizes coordination on civic action, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief events, developing interoperability and unity of action in crisis contingencies. Potisai, a native of Muang, Chon Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, is with Construction and Development Regiment. Shaw, a native of Parma, Michigan, is with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)