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U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a direct air support center during Cobra Gold 20 at Camp Phra Maha Jetsadaratchao, Chon Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 26. - U.S. Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, set up a direct air support center during Cobra Gold 20 at Camp Phra Maha Jetsadaratchao, Chon Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 26.

Cobra Gold 20: MASS-2 augments 31st MEU for first time

For the first time, Marine Air Support Squadron 2, is falling under the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as the MEU leads all Marine Corps forces for Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in the Kingdom of Thailand. Based out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, MASS-2 is providing procedural control and coordination for Navy, Marine Corps, and

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Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Craig Timberlake, commanding general of 3rd Marine Division, observes the operations inside of the Royal Thai Air Force field hospital as a part of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at the Disaster Relief Training Center in Chachoengsao province, Kingdom of Thailand on Feb. 22, 2018. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Cobra Gold 18: HADR-X

The HADR-X is a part of Cobra Gold 2018, an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.Participants of the HADR-X included the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S., China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea as well as numerous civil organizations.This years’ HADR-X is

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The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. - Royal Thai Marine Corps Master Sgt. Pairoj Prasansai, a jungle survival training instructor from Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, shows Republic of Korea, Royal Thai, U.S. Marines and members of the press, a radiated rat snake during jungle survival training Feb. 19, 2018, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand. The training was conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Marines learned how to identify and capture venomous and non-venomous snakes during the training. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Cobra Gold 18: Allied Marines learn jungle survival skills

Sunlight peeks though the tree tops as a team of Marines make their way through a dense and humid jungle. The last of their rations and water are all gone and there is no opportunity for resupply for several days. Thirst and hunger start to kick in. The mission still needs to continue and it will, because these Marines have had jungle survival

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Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. - Preecha Kampookang, Director of the Office of Nakhonratchasima Primary - Educational Service Area 3, speaks at a ceremony, Feb. 22, 2018 in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand. During the ceremony, a newly constructed, multi-purpose building was officially opened at Nongphipadungkitwittaya School. The building was constructed by Royal Thai Army Soldiers from the 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army Soldiers from the 411th Engineer Battalion, 9th Mission Support Command, and Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Soldiers from the 74th Group Army, during exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Cobra Gold 18 maintains a consistent focus on Humanitarian Civic Assistance, community engagement, and medical activities conducted during the exercise to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations around the region. Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Cobra Gold 18: Engineering project produces new building for the community

Military service members from the Kingdom of Thailand, the United States, China, school educators, and members of the local community gathered together to see the official opening of a newly constructed building, during a ceremony Feb. 22, 2018 in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand. The multi-purpose building was built at Nongphipadungkitwittaya School

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Marines from the Royal Thai Marine Corps Secuity Regiment stand in formation Feb. 13, 2018, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 37th 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 region. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. - Marines from the Royal Thai Marine Corps Secuity Regiment stand in formation Feb. 13, 2018, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 37th 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 region. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Cobra Gold 18: Exercise Cobra Gold opening ceremony

The commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Gen. Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, Mr. Glyn T. Davies, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, and Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commander, III Marine Expeditionary Force, led the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold at the Royal Thai Naval Aviation Division, U-Tapao International Airport, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, Tuesday Feb. 13, 2018. They were joined by the ambassadors of Japan and the Republic of Korea and representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Cobra Gold 18: Thailand, US kickoff Cobra Gold construction projects with pillar raising ceremonies

The Royal Thai Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces, and other regional partner nations held a pillar raising ceremony in two separate locations in the Kingdom of Thailand to signal the beginning of engineering civic assistance projects for Cobra Gold 2018, Jan. 24.The ceremonies involved the raising of the main pillar for new school buildings

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Multinational service members conduct a Search and Rescue demonstration during the opening ceremony for ASEAN Exercise 16-3 at 14th Military Circle Airfield, Chonburi Province, Thailand, Sept. 5, 2016. AEX 16-3 is a small-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of 18 nations and co-hosted by Thailand, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation. It is the third iteration of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting plus multinational exercise program in 2016. - Multinational service members conduct a Search and Rescue demonstration during the opening ceremony for ASEAN Exercise 16-3 at 14th Military Circle Airfield, Chonburi Province, Thailand, Sept. 5, 2016. AEX 16-3 is a small-scale humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of 18 nations and co-hosted by Thailand, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Russian Federation. It is the third iteration of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting plus multinational exercise program in 2016.

18 nations participate in ASEAN Exercise 16-3

Areas of the world riddled with natural disasters and cursed by the secondary effects of mother nature’s wrath demand a responsive force that thinks, trains and plans ahead. An exercise bringing together those very forces from 18 nations’ military and government organizations kicked off Sept. 5, 2016 at 14th Military Circle, Chonburi Province,

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Sgt. Andrew A. Haley observes a UH-1Y Huey as it prepares to take off for a flight mission during Exercise Cobra Gold 16 in Utapao, Thailand, February 16, 2016. Haley, an avid New England Patriots fan, is one of many maintainers who help prepare aircraft before and after takeoff. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust combined task force from partner nations sharing common goals. Haley, from Conway, New Hampshire, is an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the unit deployment program. - Sgt. Andrew A. Haley observes a UH-1Y Huey as it prepares to take off for a flight mission during Exercise Cobra Gold 16 in Utapao, Thailand, February 16, 2016. Haley, an avid New England Patriots fan, is one of many maintainers who help prepare aircraft before and after takeoff. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust combined task force from partner nations sharing common goals. Haley, from Conway, New Hampshire, is an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the unit deployment program.

Marine aircraft wing provides assets in Cobra Gold

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 is among one of the squadrons aiding in the air-ground capabilities. HMLA 167 is currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Thailand during Cobra Gold 16 as part of the unit deployment program.Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise designed

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U.S. Marine and Royal Thai sailors move in to a burnt aircraft with hand line hoses to put out spot fires and the rest of the cargo area after they used roof turrets to put out the majority of the flames during Exercise Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2016. This training event was designed to build relationships between the two firefighting groups. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise with focuses on preserving and promoting peace in the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines with the aircraft rescue and firefighting section with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - U.S. Marine and Royal Thai sailors move in to a burnt aircraft with hand line hoses to put out spot fires and the rest of the cargo area after they used roof turrets to put out the majority of the flames during Exercise Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2016. This training event was designed to build relationships between the two firefighting groups. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise with focuses on preserving and promoting peace in the Asia-Pacific region. The Marines with the aircraft rescue and firefighting section with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Cobra Gold: Training in flames

U.S. Marines and Royal Thai sailors have grown close during Exercise Cobra Gold 16. They’ve spent every day together, living, eating and training.Marines with aircraft rescue and firefighting section, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 teamed up with Royal Thai sailors during a unique training event, February 16, 2016, where they set an unserviceable

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31st MEU sets sail from Thailand

The USS Ashland, carrying elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, left Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2016 following the completion of Exercise Cobra Gold 16.This was the 35th iteration of Cobra Gold, which is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust combined task

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook is used to transport Soldiers during a combined arms live fire exercise at Ban Chan Khrem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 19, 2016. Cobra Gold is a multinational training exercise developed to strengthen security and interoperability between the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S. and other participating nations. - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook is used to transport Soldiers during a combined arms live fire exercise at Ban Chan Khrem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 19, 2016. Cobra Gold is a multinational training exercise developed to strengthen security and interoperability between the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S. and other participating nations.