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Royal Thai Marine Corps Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Nippoin Singpet helps guide a column into place during the opening ceremony as part of Cobra Gold 2012 at the Ban Khunsong school in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 19, 2012.

Royal Thai Marine Corps Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Nippoin Singpet helps guide a column into place during the opening ceremony as part of Cobra Gold 2012 at the Ban Khunsong school in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 19, 2012.

Royal Thai Marine Corps Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Nippoin Singpet helps guide a column into place during the opening ceremony as part of Cobra Gold 2012 at the Ban Khunsong school in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 19, 2012.

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