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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alistair E. Howard interacts with children during exercise Cobra Gold at Baan Pong Wua School in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 18, 2011. Howard, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Cobra Gold is the latest in a series of Thai-U.S. military exercises to ensure regional peace through a strategy of cooperative engagement.

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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alistair E. Howard interacts with children during exercise Cobra Gold at Baan Pong Wua School in Chantaburi province, Thailand, Jan. 18, 2011. Howard, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Cobra Gold is the latest in a series of Thai-U.S. military exercises to ensure regional peace through a strategy of cooperative engagement.

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