Lance Cpl. Philip K. Cammock, center, talks about the

Lance Cpl. Philip K. Cammock, center, talks about the M252 81mm medium weight mortar weapon system with Royal Thai and Republic of Korea Marines Feb. 17 at Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand during Exercise Cobra Gold. The training was designed to better understand the tactics, techniques and procedures of the Thai, ROK and U.S. Marines’ mortarman military occupational specialty. The Thai Marines are with the 81mm mortar platoon, 7th Battalion, 3rd Regiment, of the Royal Thai Navy’s Marine Division. The ROK Marines are with the 81mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, 21st Battalion, 2nd Division. Cammock is a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, which is currently attached to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, as part of the Marine Corps’ unit deployment program.