U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Duenas, a squad leader assigned to Task Force Ashland, I Marine Expeditionary Force, scans the coastline using an M4 carbine during a counter landing operation as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Hat Yao beach, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 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 Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)
| Date Taken: | 02.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.05.2026 02:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9550155 |
| VIRIN: | 260228-M-EU506-1088 |
| Resolution: | 9504x6336 |
| Size: | 19.8 MB |
| Location: | HAT YAO, TH |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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