U.S./Thai militaries host open house for local schools
February 19, 2015 — The Royal Thai Air Force along with U.S. Marines and Navy personnel held Friendship Day, Feb. 13, to allow school children the opportunity to see some of the training the two nations have been engaged in here during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015.Children from four local schools were welcomed to the event, a joint effort by both militaries, which MORE
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U.S. and Thai service members volunteer at school for disabilities
February 19, 2015 — U.S. Marines and sailors, along with Royal Thai Air Force personnel volunteered at Nakhon Ratchasima Panyonnookun School for children with disabilities, February 12.Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 has given Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and members of RTAF the opportunity to work and fly side by side. Volunteering at the school gave them MORE
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Survival, Spiders and Cobras in Thailand
February 19, 2015 — My journey begins on a small island named Okinawa, south of mainland Japan. I’ve been stationed there as a Marine for close to nine months now and, finally, got the chance to deploy. I received orders to support exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand -- a country I’ve always wanted to visit. Soon thereafter, I stepped off a plane in Utapao, Thailand. I MORE
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Thai and U.S. Marines Test the Waters
February 19, 2015 — As the sun crept over the horizon, the sun’s rays mirrored off a motionless pond, infested with bacteria. These bacteria are not easily relinquished, but two U.S. Marines were ready to purify the water. Cpl. Abraham Ostosmendoza and Lance Cpl. Jamie Neal set up a Light Weight Water Purification System to supply water for the Royal Thai and U.S. MORE
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Thailand skies bring U.S. Marines, Thai Air Force together
February 19, 2015 — Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 has provided an opportunity for U.S. Marines and the Royal Thai Air Force to train together. The result: improved readiness and ability to operate as an international team in support of peace and security in the region.The mission of the U.S. Marine aviators here is to share, with their Thai counterparts, how they conduct MORE
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Marines prepare AAVs for Cobra Gold
February 13, 2015 — Marines with the Offload Preparation Party performed pre-operation checks on Assault Amphibious Vehicles, Feb. 6, in order to support Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The mission of the OPP on board the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, is to prepare and offload support equipment and supplies from ship to shore. The Marines and the ship’s MORE
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Opening ceremony marks start of Cobra Gold 15
February 9, 2015 — Thai and U.S. Forces held an opening ceremony Feb. 9 in Nakhon Nayok, Kingdom of Thailand to mark the start of exercise Cobra Gold 15.Held at the Armed Forces Academy Preparatory School, the event was presided over by Thai and U.S. leaders eager to express their excitement about the continued success of the annual exercise. Cobra Gold is a MORE
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