UTAPAO, Thailand (Feb. 14, 2017) – Thai Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Surapong Suwana-adth, returns a salute from Thai military officials during his arrival at Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Division flight line for the official opening ceremony of Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. This year’s focus is to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released)
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