Navy Airman Patrick Neimeyer stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter lands during exercise Cobra Gold 09 in the Gulf of Thailand on Feb. 15, 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual joint-combined exercise conducted by military forces of the United States and Thailand to strengthen ties and prepare for possible contingencies in the region.

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