U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell, a combat videographer assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, observes the coast of Thailand while aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in preparation for Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Chuk Samet in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 22, 2026. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. Twaddell Is a California native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)
| Date Taken: | 02.21.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2026 10:21 |
| Photo ID: | 9539996 |
| VIRIN: | 260222-M-FG738-1133 |
| Resolution: | 3368x6000 |
| Size: | 3.36 MB |
| Location: | TH |
| Hometown: | OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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