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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Matica receives instruction from Lance Cpl. Graham Gleaton, both with 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, on tracking an MQM-170 Outlaw drone with a FIM-92 Stinger at the Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 counter landing at Hat Yao, Thailand, February 28, 2026. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability provided maritime and aerial drone threat targets for the operation. 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. Indo-Pacific Command photo by Eleanor Prohaska)
| Date Taken: | 02.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.27.2026 19:43 |
| Photo ID: | 9582199 |
| VIRIN: | 260301-O-EX056-2520 |
| Resolution: | 4032x3024 |
| Size: | 3.94 MB |
| Location: | SATTAHIP, TH |
| Web Views: | 12 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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