U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Blossom, a platoon sergeant assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, transits in a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk attached to Task Force Tigershark, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, while conducting operations at sea as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Hat Yao Beach, Rayong, Thailand, Feb. 26, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Knowles)
| Date Taken: | 02.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.02.2026 08:38 |
| Photo ID: | 9543824 |
| VIRIN: | 260226-M-FG738-3014 |
| Resolution: | 6000x3368 |
| Size: | 3.14 MB |
| Location: | HAT YAO, TH |
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