RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand (Feb. 19, 2017) – Gen. Ponpipat

RAYONG PROVINCE, Thailand (Feb. 19, 2017) – Gen. Ponpipat Benyasri, Deputy Chief of Joint Staff, Royal Thai Armed Forces, thanks Lt. Nicholas Peskosky, officer in charge of the Site 6 Ban Nong Muang School project, for the joint effort of the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, Construction and Developmental Regiment, Sattahip Naval Base and Korean Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 2nd Engineer for the school’s expansion during Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. This year’s focus is to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released)