U.S. Marine Pfc. Anthony Essenmacher, left, and Royal Thai Marine Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Pothin Nuamthong, an engineer, dig a foundation for a Ban Khunsong School classroom as part of Exercise Cobra Gol More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amy Slye, left, broadcast specialist, 18th Wing, interviews U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Amelia Griffith, right, civil affairs team leader, III Marine Expeditionary Force, at the Ban Wang N More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 unloads concrete blocks at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan. 23, 2012. The blocks are used as a base for the walls of a building being constru More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Edwards, civil affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force, shakes hands with a local Thai student at the Ban Non Daeng School, Paktong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Ja More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are transported aboard amphibious assault vehicles to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga from Ca More
Royal Thai Navy and U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 construct a multipurpose building at the Wat Chalheamlap school in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Chon Buri, Thailand, Jan More
Royal Thai Navy, Indonesian forces and U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron-172, gather measurements of the foundation of a multipurpose building being constructed at the Ban Khlong Bangbor School in More
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Gegenheimer with the 176th Engineer Company, Washington Army National Guard, does masonry work at the Ban Wang Nam Khiao Elementary School. The site is one of six humanitarian civic actio More
Kittisak Saengaroon, sub-district governor, left, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Sheets, right, civil affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force, at the sub-district office in Paktong Chai, Nakhom Rachi More
Royal Thai Marine Petty Officer 1st Class Tawatchai Maneewan drills holes into cement walls of a multipurpose building being constructed at the Ban Khunsong School in support of Cobra Gold 2012, Chanta Buri, Ki More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kelly McRight with Marine Wing Support Squadron-172 shovels cement into a bucket for the construction of a multipurpose building at the Ban Khunsong School in Chanta Buri, Kingdom o More
Royal Thai soldiers, U.S. forces and local Thai civilians stand on the soccer pitch at the Ban Lumngoen School, Paktong Chai, Thailand, Jan. 28, 2012. Royal Thai soldiers, partnered with U.S. Marines and Army s More
Hospital Corpsmen 2nd Class Erwin Robillos and Kyle Hill, with the 3rd Medical Battalion, U.S. Navy, hand out toothbrushes and toothpaste to elementary school children in Banmi district, Lop Buri province, Thai More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Fettes, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, spreads stucco on a wall at a multipurpose building being constructed at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan. 31, 20 More
Lt. j.g. Charlie Kinard, a nurse with the 3rd Medical Battalion, U.S. Navy, checks vital signs of a patient here Feb. 2. U.S. and Royal Thai Armed Forces provided needed medical and dental care at three sites s More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Andrews, lead medical surgeon for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, met with Royal Thai Army Capt. Jakkrapong Khruacharoem, an emergency surgeon at Fort Suranaree Hospital, Feb. 2 and More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Crystal Straub, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tactical Simulation Instructor, shows corpsman how to use a tourniquet during training Feb. 3 in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012.
“A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter prepares for takeoff during flight operations aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU, More
Spc. Juistin Reynolds, with the 2-162 IN, instructs Thailand's Royal Army soldiers on search techniques at Cobra Gold 2012 in Korat, Thailand.
Sailors from shock trauma platoon, attached to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, rush a simulated casualty to a landing zone during casualty evacuation drills with c More
Sgt. Kyle J. Becker, team leader with Force Reconnaisance Company, 3rd Reconnaisance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts professional military education to Royal Thai Marine More
Marines and sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36 paint playground equipment as part of a community relations event at Father Ray Children's Village Feb. 8. The 14 service members from MAG-36 volunteered their More
Marines and sailors stand in formation during a morning ritual at the Ratchasima Wittayalai-Two High School in which the service members visited, Feb. 9, to boost camaraderie and interact with Thai students, du More
Cmdr. Puthaparn, a nurse with the Royal Thai Navy and instructor with Tactical Casualty Combat Care team along with Petty Officer 3rd Class John A. Bitella, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion team, More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gordon Musel, left, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, plays guitar and sings to Thai students while visiting the Ratchasima Two High School in support of Cobra Gold 2012, Mueng, Nakhon More
The Southeast Asian sun hangs low and red in the sky on a morning at Camp Friendship near Khorat, Thailand, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. Camp Friendship is the main base of operations for Task Force Volunte More
U.S. Marines and sailors participating in Exercise Cobra Gold stand in formation at Ratchasima Two High School, Mueng, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9, 2012. The Marines and sailors stand for mor More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Bell, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, looks on as an F/A-18 Hornet (not pictured) lands at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base while conducting training in support of Exerc More
Lance Cpl. Aaron Gudex performs a head count of Marines boarding Landing Craft Utility 1627 in the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown. Germantown, with embarked elemen More
Seaman Apprentice Joshua Rios pulls a pin to lower the man overboard nets before flight quarters aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway to support Cobra Gold More
Royal Thai, U.S. and Republic of Korea Marine’s amphibious assault vehicles arrive on land during the multilateral amphibious assault here Feb. 10. The Marines were conducting the amphibious assault with Royal More
A bulldozer carries equipment for Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for Cobra Gold 2012. USS Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU, is currently underway in support of Cobra Go More
Senior enlisted leaders from seven countries receive preparation instructions at Utapao Airport before boarding a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter heading to the USS Tortuga for a Senior Enlisted Professional Milit More
Marines from Amphibious Assault Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and a Royal Thai Marine patrol and search for improvised explosive devices as part of count More
U.S. Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land amphibious assault vehicles aboard Hat Klad beach during a mechanized raid on AAV Camp, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2011. The Marines are conducting the More
Royal Thai, U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines participate in a survival training class during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 here Feb. 11. The training showed Marines how to survive in jungle terrain such as; findin More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shannon A. White, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, poses for a photograph with a resident of the Thamprapakorn home for the aged while visiting in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Chian More
Cmdr. Suvee Powtongsook, Commander, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving for the Royal Thai Navy, shows remote controlled bomb disposal vehicles to U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Scott Jones, commander, Amphibious Force More
A sign for the Nakorn Ratchasima Special Education School is photographed in Mueng, Nakorn Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 14, 2012. U.S. Marines, sailors and airmen visit the school to build relationship More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Sheets, civil affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force, uses Jibbigo, a self-contained speech-to-speech translation application for your mobile device, to communicate with a Thai me More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Trevor Gyson, Marine Air Control Squadron 4 speaks with the children at the Thai Juvenile Prison while visiting in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom More
U.S. Army soldiers, with 643rd Engineer Company, pose for a group photo inside a multi-purpose building constructed at the Ban Lumngoen School, Paktong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 17, 201 More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lewis Patrick with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 unloads concrete blocks at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan. 23, 2012. The blocks are used as a base for the wall More
U.S. Marines with civil affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force speak with local Thai teachers at the Ban Non Daeng School, Paktong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2012. Sheets and Robert More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st MEU, board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga Jan. 25. Elements of the 31st MEU, including BLT 1st Bn., 4th Marines, and portions o More
U.S. Seabee Builder Constructionman Robert Axley (left), with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, and a Royal Thai Navy sailor pour concrete into a wheel barrel at the construction site of a multipurpose bu More
Sgt. Matt Zawel with the 176th Engineer Company, Washington Army National Guard does masonry work at the Ban Wang Nam Khiao Elementary School. Members of the local community have been lobbying for a new buildin More
A Royal Thai Navy sailor, right, and a U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron-172, left, gather measurements of the foundation of a multipurpose building being constructed at the Ban Khlong Bangbor Schoo More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Long with Marine Wing Support Squadron-172 pushes a wheelbarrow filled with cement during the construction of a multipurpose building at the Ban Khunsong School in Chanta Bur More
Royal Thai soldiers stand on the soccer pitch at the Ban Lumngoen School, Paktong Chai, Thailand, Jan. 28, 2012. Royal Thai soldiers, partnered with U.S. Marines and Army soldiers deployed to Thailand in suppor More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Fettes, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, shaves excess stucco off of a wall at a multipurpose building being constructed at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, J More
Royal Thai Navy Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Nopporn Singpet, left, explains to U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elizabeth Annand how the wood frames for the concrete need to be set up along a multipurpose building at t More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Andrews, lead medical surgeon for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, met with Royal Thai Army Captain Jakkrapong Khruacharoem, an emergency surgeon at Fort Suranaree Hospital, Feb. 2 a More
Pawan Mekasuwanrat, a pharmacist with the Thai Royal Army, issues medication here, Feb. 2. U.S. and Royal Thai Armed Forces provided the needed medical and dental care at three sites determined by the Royal Tha More
Seaman Eleazar Vela, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 corpsman, attempts to put a breathing tube in the simulation body during training at the battalion aid station Feb. 3 in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012.
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) wash a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter prior to flight operations aboard the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Ge More
Spc. Philipe Guzzmansalinas, from the 2-162 IN, teaches search techniques to a Thailand Royal Army soldier.
Royal Thai Marines practice weapons handling skills before advancing through the Military Operations on Urban Terrain town at the Ban Cham Krem training area here Feb. 8 during Cobra Gold '12. Cobra Gold is a r More
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, the commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and Marine Corps Installations Pacific, shakes hands with 2nd Lt. Scott Botten, an air support control officer with MASS-2 who More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jean B. Pijeau, Marine Air Group 12, stands leading a formation of fellow Marines participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 at Ratchasima Two High School, Mueng, Nakhon Ratchasima More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gordon Musel, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, plays guitar and sings to Thai students while visiting the Ratchasima Two High School in support of Cobra Gold 2012, Mueng, Nakhon Ratcha More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Fudge, Bravo Company, 3rd Platoon, 3rd squad leader assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, surveys his surroundings before More
Thai students from the Ratchasima Wittayalai-Two High School play during a morning ceremony, when Marines and sailors participate in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. The service members visited the school to build cam More
A Royal Thai Marine establishes security by setting up the cordoned off area that the simulated IED was found during training. Other U.S. Marines from Amphibious Assault Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd M More
A U.S. Marine pilot catches the tailhook of his F/A-18 Hornet on an arresting wire manned by Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 during a landing at Wing One Royal Thai Airforce Base in support of the More
Sailors with Shock Trauma Platoon, 3rd Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct training with simulated casualties during Cobra Gold ' More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Janmark Riveria, landing signal enlisted, guides a Marine CH-46 Helo to land on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga. The amphibious ready group is underway More
Marine amphibious assault vehicles increase speed before arriving on shore during the multilateral amphibious assault here Feb. 10. The Marines were conducting the amphibious assault with Royal Thai Marines and More
Royal Thai and U.S. Marines practice combat life saving techniques using simulated casualty victims as part of CLS drills here Feb. 10 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. The exercise is a recurring multinational More
A bulldozer carries equipment for Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for Cobra Gold 2012. USS Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU, is currently underway in support of Exercise More
MWO Sivagnanam prepares to board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter heading for the USS Tortuga Feb. 10 for a portion of a Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education lesson. Participants in the SEPME lesson fl More
Seaman David Shy guides a landing craft unit as it prepares to deploy Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for Cobra Gold 2012. USS Germantown, with embarked elements of the 31st MEU, is curre More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Shannon A. White, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, speaks with a resident of the Thamprapakorn home for the aged while visiting in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ra More
A member of the Royal Thai Marines displays a plant while his Thai translator points out the parts that are edible during a survival training class as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 here Feb. 11. A portion of More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chelsea Stone, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, shakes hands with a Thai student at the Nakorn Ratchasima Special Education School while visiting in support of Exercise Cobra Gold More
A Royal Thai Air Force service member uses Jibbigo, a self-contained speech-to-speech translation application for your mobile device, to communicate with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua Sheets, civil affairs, III More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Maryann Massoud, Marine Air Control Squadron 4, races against children at Thai Juvenile Prison while visiting in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of T More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Beard, right, commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, is interviewed by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Pauly, left, combat videographer, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Air For More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 unload concrete blocks at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan. 23, 2012. The blocks are used as a base for the walls of a building being construct More
U.S. Marines Sgt. Joshua Sheets, right, civil affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force speaks with local Thai teachers, left, at the Ban Non Daeng School, Paktong Chai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Ja More
Royal Thai Navy Pvt. Purom Kiitiponr drills into a cement column for a multipurpose building being constructed at the Wat Chalheamlap school in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Chon Buri, Thailand, Jan. 25, More
Soldiers from the 176th Engineer Company, Washington Army National Guard, saw metal construction material at the Ban Wang Nam Khiao Elementary school. The site is one of six humanitarian civic action projection More
Indonesian forces tie wire together to construct a multipurpose building at the Ban Khlong Bangbor School in support of exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Rayong, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 26, 2012. Cobra Gold provides More
Joe Chaemmuangpak, principal, Ban Lumngoen School, speaks with U.S. Marines with civil affairs, III Marine Expeditionary Force, not pictured, at the sub-district governors office in Paktong Chai, Nakhom Rachisi More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Long, right, and Lance Cpl. Troy Steward, left, with Marine Wing Support Squadron-172 dump cement out of a wheelbarrow during the construction of a multipurpose building at t More
Royal Thai soldiers and U.S. forces stand as a team on the soccer pitch at the Ban Lumngoen School, Paktong Chai, Thailand, Jan. 28, 2012. Royal Thai soldiers, partnered with U.S. Marines and Army soldiers depl More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Wisecup, with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, cleans stucco off of a strake inside a multi-purpose building being constructed at the Ban Lang Khao School, Nakhon Ratchasima, More
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Andrews, lead medical surgeon for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, met with Royal Thai Army Capt. Jakkrapong Khruacharoem, an emergency surgeon at Fort Suranari Hospital Feb. 2 and d More
Judith Beth Cefkin, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy, speaks during the opening ceremony for the official start of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom o More
Spc. Robert Appling, with the 2-162 IN, instructs Thailand's Royal Army soldiers on search techniques at Cobra Gold 2012 in Korat, Thailand.
A Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit washes the rotors of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter prior to flight operations aboard the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship More
Sgt. Soza Lopez an aircraft mechanic with MAG-36 mows grass during a community relations event at Father Ray Children's Village Feb. 8. MAG-36 was in Thailand participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. The chap More
Marines attached to Training Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, clear buildings during Military Operations on Urban Terrain More
Sgt. Kenneth Barrett, HHC Mortars, 2-162 Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard, shares notes with a Royal Thai Army non-commissioned officer on emplacement and aiming of an 81 mm mortar tube at a live-fire range More