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PHOTO GALLERY
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Exercise Cobra Gold is a two-week annual joint training exercise scheduled this year from Feb. 4-17 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Royal Thai Army, Navy, and Marines as well as U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) with support from U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), U.S. Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), U.S. Air Force Pacific (PACAF) and contingencies from the militaries of Indonesia, Japan, and Singapore will participate in the exercise that has been conducted since 1981. Exercise Cobra Gold 2009 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security, and will consist of a computer-simulated command post exercise, field training and live fire exercises, as well as humanitarian and civic assistance projects.
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Click here to view Cobra Gold photos on flickr.
| The U.S. Ambassador’s Remarks for the Cobra Gold 2009 Press Conference |
HISTORY
USARPAC conducts operations to assure, enhance, sustain, and influence military relationships that build partner defense capacity; prepare the
force for full spectrum operations; respond to threats; sustain and protect the force; to shape and posture for a stable and secure U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility.
"We will remain dedicated that your Army in the Pacific is prepared with the
right training, the right equipment and the preservation of the nation's
greatest resource -- our sons and daughters and their families."
Lieutenant General
Francis J. Wiercinski
