Jungle Survival Training during Cobra Gold 2017 [Image 7 of 7]

THAILAND

02.17.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda 

AFN Pacific

CAMP BANCHAN KREM, Thailand (Feb. 17, 2017) – Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Pairoj Prasansai, a jungle survival training instructor assigned to the Thai Reconnaissance Battalion, pours cobra blood into the mouth of a Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines during a jungle survival training as part of Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. This year’s focus is to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.17.2017
• Date Posted: 02.17.2017 07:39
• Photo ID: 3172855
• VIRIN: 170217-N-WI365-562
• Resolution: 2641x1993
• Size: 3.38 MB
• Location: TH