Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment,

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division prepare to deploy to Thailand in order to partner with the Royal Thai Army, Feb. 2, 2018. Soldiers from 2IBCT, 25ID are wearing the new experimental jungle uniform. Cobra Gold 18 provides a venue for the United States, allied and partner nations to advance interoperability and increase partner capacity in planning and executing complex and realistic multinational force and combined task force operations. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David N. Beckstrom)