U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Andrews, lead medical

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Andrews, lead medical surgeon for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, met with Royal Thai Army Captain Jakkrapong Khruacharoem, an emergency surgeon at Fort Suranaree Hospital, Feb. 2 and discussed, through an interpreter, where U.S. troops stationed at Camp Suranaree could be taken in case of a medical emergency. Among local medical concerns are food borne illnesses and mosquitoes. The virus dengue fever, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, is a high concern to U.S. service members. Cobra Gold is an annual Thai and U.S. co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise that includes forces from Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Republic of Korea and Malaysia.