Malaysian Army Cpl. Linggie Bin Sengli, a native of

Malaysian Army Cpl. Linggie Bin Sengli, a native of Sarawak, Malaysia, is an engineer builder with 6th Squadron Engineer, Engineer Construction Regiment, is working alongside Royal Thai Air Force, U.S. Air Force, and Indian Army forces to construct a school building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Bankhaotien School in Lopburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9, 2018. "I love this place, but it is like my hometown. Foods like som tum, tom yum, or any chicken, remind me of where I'm from. In my language I can't talk to everybody, but I can talk to U.S. Air Force and Indian (service members) because I can speak English. But Thai is so difficult." Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand which runs from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)