U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roger A. Mathews, left, and Republic

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roger A. Mathews, left, and Republic of Singapore Brig. Gen.
Desmond Tan, watch a combined strategic air drop demonstration during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 in Lop
Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15. Cobra Gold, in its 33rd iteration, demonstrates the U.S. and the Kingdom of Thailand's commitment to their long-standing alliance and regional partnership, prosperity and security in the Asia-Pacific region. The aerial insertion of over 400 combined troops belonging to the Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces was held in order to demonstrate forcible entry capabilities. Mathews is the commanding general of U.S. Army
Pacific. Tan is the Chief of Guards Commander, 21st Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew
Troyer/Released)