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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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony

Forces from all seven nations participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 stand in formation during the opening ceremony Feb. 13, 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.

Forces from all seven nations participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 stand in formation during the opening ceremony Feb. 13, 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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, addresses forces from all seven participating nations in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 during the opening ceremony Feb. 13, 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.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, addresses forces from all seven participating nations in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 during the opening ceremony Feb. 13, 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.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony

U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies, Gen. Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, Chief of Defense Forces in Thailand, and U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, address forces from all seven participating nations in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 during the opening ceremony Feb. 13, 2018, at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. Cobra Gold 18 provides a venue for both United States and partner nations to advance interoperability and increase partner capacity in planning and executing complex and realistic multinational force and combined task force operations. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies, Gen. Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, Chief of Defense Forces in Thailand, and U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, address forces from all seven participating nations in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 during the opening ceremony Feb. 13, 2018, at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. Cobra Gold 18 provides a venue for both United States and partner nations to advance interoperability and increase partner capacity in planning and executing complex and realistic multinational force and combined task force operations. The annual exercise is conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony

Royal Thai Army Pvt. Peradeet Thumnamal moves a piece of wood in order to smooth stucco for a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Nonphipadungkhitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Thumnamal is an engineer with Engineering Combat Unit, and is a native of Udon Thani, Thailand. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Royal Thai Army Pvt. Peradeet Thumnamal moves a piece of wood in order to smooth stucco for a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Nonphipadungkhitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Thumnamal is an engineer with Engineering Combat Unit, and is a native of Udon Thani, Thailand. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

U.S. Army Spc. Bernard Fausto watches construction alongside his Royal Thai Army friend named "Dome" during construction of a school building at Nongphipadungkitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Fausto is a horizontal engineer with 797th Engineering Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, and is a native of Tamuning, Guam. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. 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. Army Spc. Bernard Fausto watches construction alongside his Royal Thai Army friend named "Dome" during construction of a school building at Nongphipadungkitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Fausto is a horizontal engineer with 797th Engineering Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, and is a native of Tamuning, Guam. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

U.S. Army Spc. Todd Fedele surveys a construction site of a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Nongphipadungkhitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Fedele is an electrician with 797th Engineering Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, and is a native of Yigo, Guam. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. 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. Army Spc. Todd Fedele surveys a construction site of a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Nongphipadungkhitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Fedele is an electrician with 797th Engineering Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, and is a native of Yigo, Guam. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

Royal Thai Army soldiers take a break during construction of a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Nongphipadungkitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Royal Thai Army soldiers take a break during construction of a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Nongphipadungkitwittaya School in Korat, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 7, 2018. Humanitarian civic assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian interests of the Thai people. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations.

Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

A father reunites with his son following the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aviation combat element’s return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 1. During the deployment, more than 4,500 Marines and Sailors of the America Amphibious Readiness Group and embarked 15th MEU conducted maritime security operations and multiple military-to-military exchanges with partner nations in support of regional security, stability and the free flow of maritime commerce in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.

A father reunites with his son following the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aviation combat element’s return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 1. During the deployment, more than 4,500 Marines and Sailors of the America Amphibious Readiness Group and embarked 15th MEU conducted maritime security operations and multiple military-to-military exchanges with partner nations in support of regional security, stability and the free flow of maritime commerce in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.

Photo by Sgt. David Bickel

Mike Coffman, Republican Representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, talks to service members from his district about any concerns or questions they have about their home state during a visit to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Coffman was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Mike Coffman, Republican Representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, talks to service members from his district about any concerns or questions they have about their home state during a visit to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Coffman was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican Representative for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, talks to service members from his district about any concerns or questions they have about their home state during a visit to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Fitzpatrick was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican Representative for Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, talks to service members from his district about any concerns or questions they have about their home state during a visit to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Fitzpatrick was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

Mike Coffman, Republican Representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, sits in the cockpit of a MV-22 Osprey and learns how Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 supports the mission of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Coffman was part of a congressional delegtion that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Mike Coffman, Republican Representative for Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, sits in the cockpit of a MV-22 Osprey and learns how Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 supports the mission of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Coffman was part of a congressional delegtion that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

David N. Cicilline, Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, listens as U.S. Marine Col. Christopher D. Gideons, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command and Lt. Col. Brian Clifton, commanding officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), SPMAGTF-CR-CC, explain the mission of the SPMAGTF-CR-CC and how VMM-363 supports it during a visit to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

David N. Cicilline, Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, listens as U.S. Marine Col. Christopher D. Gideons, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command and Lt. Col. Brian Clifton, commanding officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (VMM-363), SPMAGTF-CR-CC, explain the mission of the SPMAGTF-CR-CC and how VMM-363 supports it during a visit to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Brian Clifton (left), commanding officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, explains to David N. Cicilline, Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, how MV-22 Ospreys function and how they support the SPMAGTF-CR-CC’S mission during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Brian Clifton (left), commanding officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, explains to David N. Cicilline, Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, how MV-22 Ospreys function and how they support the SPMAGTF-CR-CC’S mission during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

David N. Cicilline (middle), Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District and Lee Zeldin, Republican Representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District listen as U.S. Marine Col. Christopher D. Gideons, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, explains the purpose and mission of the SPMAGTF-CR-CC during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

David N. Cicilline (middle), Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District and Lee Zeldin, Republican Representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District listen as U.S. Marine Col. Christopher D. Gideons, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, explains the purpose and mission of the SPMAGTF-CR-CC during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

David N. Cicilline, Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District and Mr. Jeffery Tang, control officer, U.S. Embassy Kuwait, speak with Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

David N. Cicilline, Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District and Mr. Jeffery Tang, control officer, U.S. Embassy Kuwait, speak with Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

David N. Cicilline (middle), Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District and Lee Zeldin, Republican Representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District listen as U.S. Marine Col. Christopher D. Gideons, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, explains the purpose and mission of the SPMAGTF-CR-CC during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

David N. Cicilline (middle), Democratic Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District and Lee Zeldin, Republican Representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District listen as U.S. Marine Col. Christopher D. Gideons, commanding officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, explains the purpose and mission of the SPMAGTF-CR-CC during a trip to the Middle East Dec. 26, 2017. Cicilline was part of a congressional delegation that visited service members currently forward deployed to learn about their mission and join them for the holidays.

Photo by Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros

French forces secure the area in preparation to depart the simulated tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during Alligator Dagger. Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Expedition Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.

French forces secure the area in preparation to depart the simulated tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during Alligator Dagger. Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Expedition Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.

Photo by Sgt. Jessica Lucio

Maj. Gen. Craig Timberlake, commanding general, 3rd Marine Division delivers a Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition awards ceremony, December 8, 2017, aboard Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan. The squad competition is conducted to test and compare each unit to see which is the fittest for combat. The squads are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Combat Assault Battalion.

Maj. Gen. Craig Timberlake, commanding general, 3rd Marine Division delivers a Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal during the 3rd Marine Division Annual Squad Competition awards ceremony, December 8, 2017, aboard Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan. The squad competition is conducted to test and compare each unit to see which is the fittest for combat. The squads are with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment; 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Combat Assault Battalion.

Photo by Sgt. Aaron Patterson

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit sits on the flightdeck of amphibious assault ship USS America. The CH-53E is the Marine Corps’ primary heavy-lift helicopter and supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing assault support transport of heavy equipment, combat troops, and supplies, day or night under all weather conditions during expeditionary, joint or combined operations. The 15th MEU is embarked with the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit sits on the flightdeck of amphibious assault ship USS America. The CH-53E is the Marine Corps’ primary heavy-lift helicopter and supports the Marine Air-Ground Task Force commander by providing assault support transport of heavy equipment, combat troops, and supplies, day or night under all weather conditions during expeditionary, joint or combined operations. The 15th MEU is embarked with the America Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Photo by Capt. Maida Zheng