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The 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, and the Royal Thai Army Airborne preform a friendship static jump out of a CH-47 Chinook helocopter during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the exercise area

The 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, and the Royal Thai Army Airborne preform a friendship static jump during the Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the exercise area

Getting ready for a friendship static jump, soldiers from 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, and the Royal Thai Army Airborne get into position in the CH-47 Chinook helocopter during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the ...

Getting ready for a friendship static jump, soldiers from 1ST Special Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington and the Royal Thai Army Airborne get into position in the CH-47 Chinook helocopter during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the ...

A US, Thai, and Singapore soldier sit after the soccer match and compair thoughts about the events that took place on Sports Day during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001.Cobra Gold is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the exercise area

US Army soldiers from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, receive hand-to-hand combat training from members in the Royal Thai Army during a Thai survival class at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. CG '01 is a regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Members from the 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, and Thailand Airborne soldiers jump from the ramp of an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD. US and Thai forces are participating in a combined Army High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump in preparation for the opening ceremony activities at this year's Exercise COBRA GOLD. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Captains Will Franklin (left) and Hue Bailey (right) 1ST Special Forces Group 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, make sure all the flight gear is functioning properly before a friendship jump with the Thai Royal Army during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs ...

Army Sergeant Juan Galvez, parachute rigger, 1ST Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Washington, lays out the panels marking the drop zone at Wing 46, Amphor Muang, Phitsanulok, Thailand, in support of Exercise COBRA GOLD 01. COBRA GOLD is regularly scheduled, joint-combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. This year's exercise, the 20th in the series, will focus on peace enforcement operations

Army 1ST Specail Forces Group, 2nd Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, preform last minute checks before a friendship static jump with the Royal Thai Army during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2001. COBRA GOLD is a multilateral exercise that includes more than 10,000 participants, 45 aircraft and 9 ships from the United States military, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Singaporean Armed Forces. COBRA GOLD is the largest multilateral military exercise held in Southeast Asia and is designed to improve the armed forces' ability to work together during peace enforcement operations and to conduct humanitarian assistance programs throughout the exercise area

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Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2001

Base: Camp "S"

State: Phitsanulok

Country: Thailand (THA)

Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Special Forces Group 2nd BN

Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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