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Distinguished visitors and commanders participate in a press conference during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Distinguished visitors and commanders participate in a press conference during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

Members of the Royal Thai Navy Fleet Force attend a class during a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

Members of the Royal Thai Navy Fleet Force attend a class during a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric E. Jacobs, cyberspace operations officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instructs a class on computer networks and subnetting during a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric E. Jacobs, cyberspace operations officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, instructs a class on computer networks and subnetting during a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

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U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Byron G. Pimentel, operations chief, G-6/G-39, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with Commander Weerakamon Suanchan, operations planner, Royal Thai Marine Corps, for his continued support to MARFORPAC throughout our various engagements during a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Byron G. Pimentel, operations chief, G-6/G-39, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with Commander Weerakamon Suanchan, operations planner, Royal Thai Marine Corps, for his continued support to MARFORPAC throughout our various engagements during a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

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Commander Weerakamon Suanchan, operations planner, Royal Thai Marine Corps, addresses the participants before the commencement of a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

Commander Weerakamon Suanchan, operations planner, Royal Thai Marine Corps, addresses the participants before the commencement of a subject matter expert exchange between Pacific Marines and Royal Thai military cyber personnel in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19-23, 2024. The exchange represents a crucial step forward in advancing defensive cyber operations and fostering stronger partnerships with our Allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo by Public Affairs personnel of the Royal Thai Marine Corps Headquarters base)

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U.S., Republic of Korea, and Royal Thai service members come together following a combined arms live-fire exercise, the culminating event, for a photo at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S., Republic of Korea, and Royal Thai service members come together following a combined arms live-fire exercise, the culminating event, for a photo at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines fire a .50 caliber machine gun and Mark 19 40mm grenade machine gun at simulated enemy targets during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines fire a .50 caliber machine gun and Mark 19 40mm grenade machine gun at simulated enemy targets during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S., Royal Thai, and Republic of Korea Marines simultaneously engage simulated enemy targets while mounted on light armored vehicles during a combined live-fire exercise at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 7, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S., Royal Thai, and Republic of Korea Marines simultaneously engage simulated enemy targets while mounted on light armored vehicles during a combined live-fire exercise at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 7, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Janina Sacasarango, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, a native of New York, hugs a student from the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Mar. 3, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Janina Sacasarango, a motor transport operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, a native of New York, hugs a student from the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Mar. 3, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Bedrosian, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a native of California, carries a student on his back at the Ban Prakaet School in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Bedrosian, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a native of California, carries a student on his back at the Ban Prakaet School in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 29, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

Students of the Ban Prakaet school take a group photo with Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction and members of the 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers in front of the newly constructed building at their school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise, held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Students of the Ban Prakaet school take a group photo with Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction and members of the 30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers in front of the newly constructed building at their school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise, held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers pose for a photo together while painting at the Ban Prakaet School in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise, held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a Royal Thai marine with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers pose for a photo together while painting at the Ban Prakaet School in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise, held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Katie Lee, a supply chain and materiel management specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of New York, holds a local child from the Ban Prakaet Village in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and is held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Katie Lee, a supply chain and materiel management specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and native of New York, holds a local child from the Ban Prakaet Village in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 21, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and is held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade prepare the construction site to lay groundwork at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade prepare the construction site to lay groundwork at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade install support beams at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 13, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, Royal Thai marines with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Construction Company of Combat Engineers, and members of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade install support beams at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 13, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a member of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade kneels down by a pillar during a blessing ceremony at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a member of the Singapore Army with the 30th Combat Engineer Brigade kneels down by a pillar during a blessing ceremony at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines of MWSS-171 lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)

Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines fire a .50 caliber machine gun and Mark 19 40mm grenade machine gun at simulated enemy targets during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines fire a .50 caliber machine gun and Mark 19 40mm grenade machine gun at simulated enemy targets during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Exercise Cobra Gold in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, extract Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th MEU from an airfield seizure at Exercise Cobra Gold at Utapao International Airport, Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2024. Participating nations conducted operations simultaneously across multiple locations to refine combined command and control processes. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Campbell)

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, extract Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th MEU from an airfield seizure at Exercise Cobra Gold at Utapao International Airport, Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2024. Participating nations conducted operations simultaneously across multiple locations to refine combined command and control processes. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Campbell)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Campbell

Republic of Korea Marines insert via combat rubber raiding craft during an amphibious assault demonstration for Cobra Gold 24 at Hat Yao Beach in Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2024. Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and occurs between Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon)

Republic of Korea Marines insert via combat rubber raiding craft during an amphibious assault demonstration for Cobra Gold 24 at Hat Yao Beach in Rayong province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2024. Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and occurs between Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon)

Photo by Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over water during an amphibious assault during exercise Cobra Gold at Hat Yao Beach, Cobra Gold, Rayong Province, Thailand, March 1, 2024. Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and occurs between Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Weiss)

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over water during an amphibious assault during exercise Cobra Gold at Hat Yao Beach, Cobra Gold, Rayong Province, Thailand, March 1, 2024. Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year is the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and occurs between Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Emily Weiss)

Photo by Cpl. Emily Weiss

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