Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
Royal Thai Armed Forces, alongside U.S. Marines and Japan Ground-Self Defense Force, observe the main pillar of a multifunctional building during a pillar raising ceremony in support of Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. The ceremony marked the official start of engineering civic assistance projects for the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, work on the construction of a multifunctional building in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. Cobra Gold is in its 37th iteration, and Humanitarian Civic Assistance projects conducted during the exercise support the needs and humanitarian......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus Ozuna shovels dirt during construction in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. Ozuna is a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Cobra Gold is in its 37th iteration, and Humanitarian Civic Assistance projects conducted during the exercise......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
A Buddhist monk blesses villagers and multinational troops to conclude a pillar raising ceremony in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. According to tradition, the main pillar of a building is blessed in order to please the spirits of the area so that no harm comes to the building in the future. The ceremony marked the......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
The main pillar of a multifuctional building is raised during a pillar raising ceremony in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. The ceremony marked the official start of engineering civic assistance projects for the exercise. Cobra Gold is in its 37th iteration, and Humanitarian Civic Assistance projects conducted......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
Royal Thai Army soldiers and Marines place the main pillar of a multifunctional building onto its concrete pad during a pillar raising ceremony in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. The ceremony marked the official start of engineering civic assistance projects for the exercise. Cobra Gold is in its 37th......
Photo by Sgt. Matthew Bragg | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.24.2018
A Buddhist priest rubs powder on the main pillar during a pillar raising ceremony in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 at Ban Pan Mo School in Chanthaburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2018. The ceremony marked the official start of engineering civic assistance projects for the exercise. Thailand, United States and their regional partners are committed to working together in areas......
