U.S. Marines and Royal Thai Armed Forces with the Thailand Mine Action Center dispose of unexploded ordnance collected from Thailand’s K5 mine belt during Exercise Cobra Gold at Kap Choeng, Surin province, Thailand, March 6, 2024. Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces train TMAC students in explosive ordnance disposal to advance TMAC’s mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Patrick Katz)
CHANTHABURI PROVINCE, Thailand – U.S., Republic of Korea, and Royal Thai Marines conducted a combined arms live-fire exercise (CALFEX), the culminating event of Exercise Cobra Gold 2024, in Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi province, Thailand, March 8.
The CALFEX was the final of three combined-joint all-domain operations (CJADO) conducted during the 43rd iteration of Exercise Cobra Gold, the annual theater security cooperation event held in Thailand. The training incorporated mechanized maneuver elements, support by fire positions, and close air support provided by U.S. Air Force and Royal Thai F-16 Fighting Falcons, a first for the CALFEX.
Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of...
03.11.2024 | BAN CHAN KHREM, CHANTHABURI PROVINCE, TH |
Story by 1st Lt. Robert Nanna