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U.S. and Thai soldiers conduct jungle training during Cobra Gold in Sa Kaeo, Thailand, March 2, 2024. Cobra Gold is a Thai-U.S. training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two nations and brings together a robust multinational force.

Sailors aboard the USS Somerset participate in a replenishment in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2024, during Cobra Gold. The exercise is designed to build interoperability and multilateral cooperative arrangements, advance common interests and demonstrate commitment to allies and partners in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Two Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons deploy countermeasures as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Rayong Province, Thailand, March 1, 2024. Cobra Gold demonstrates the strong, forward-looking U.S.-Thai defense alliance which helps to foster a free and open Indo-Pacific.

An Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a missile at simulated targets during exercise Cobra Gold 2024 near Lopburi, Thailand, March 4, 2024. Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia.

Marines receive instruction from Thai reconnaissance marines during a jungle survival demonstration as part of Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Thailand, March 4, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A Thai Marine shows the fangs of a venomous, white-lipped pit viper during a jungle survival demonstration as part of Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. The exercise is designed to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

A Buddhist monk blesses Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Moore during a ceremony at the Ban Prakaet school in Chanthaburi, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2024. Marines lent their engineering expertise to multilateral humanitarian efforts during Cobra Gold 24, the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the U.S.

Marines fire an M252 81 mm mortar system during a night range as part of Cobra Gold in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2028. Cobra Gold is a multinational training event sponsored by the United States and Thailand.

Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathon Damitio conducts training during Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Thailand, March 4, 2023. Cobra Gold is a multinational training event sponsored by the United States and Thailand.

Washington National Guardsmen demonstrate fire suppression capabilities alongside Thai troops during Cobra Gold at the Disaster Relief Training Center in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, March 2, 2023. Cobra Gold is a multinational training event sponsored by the United States and Thailand.

Marine Corps Cpl. Jordan Berry high-fives students during Cobra Gold at the Ban Mor Mui School in Rayong, Thailand, March 3, 2023. Cobra Gold is a U.S.-Thai cosponsored training event that brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security.

Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Justin Ackroyd plays a game with a student in Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2023, during Cobra Gold, an international training exercise.

A Thai marine shows U.S. Marines an indigenous snake during a jungle survival class as part of Cobra Gold in Thailand, Feb. 27, 2023. The training event brought together a multinational force to promote peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Soldiers conduct convoy operations in Thailand, Feb. 19, 2022, during Cobra Gold, an international training exercise.

Soldiers do final checks while awaiting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as part of their combined air assault training during Cobra Gold in Thailand, Feb. 28, 2022. Cobra Gold is an international training exercise that supports readiness and emphasizes coordination on civic action, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief.

Airmen observe the landing site from an MC-130J Commando II during a simulated supply drop in Thailand, Feb. 25, 2022, as part of Cobra Gold, an international training exercise.

Soldiers ride in M1126 Stryker vehicles before Cobra Gold, an international training exercise, at Fort Bhumibol Lopburi Artillery Centre in Thailand, Feb. 20, 2022.

U.S. Army helicopters conduct an air assault exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand, Feb. 23, 2022.

U.S. and Thai service members work to offload a joint light tactical vehicle from the MV Cape Henry in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 21, at Toong Pronge Port, Thailand, July 31, 2021.

A sailor directs an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft to take off from the flight deck of the USS America in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 29, 2020, during Cobra Gold, the largest theater security cooperation exercise in the Indo-Pacific region.