“It’s great being a translator. It has been really interesting: I found it easier to translate Thai to English, but the other way was much harder. The experience during Exercise Cobra Gold has been amazing; I got to meet a lot of people. The best part of this was being able to see the firefighting mission up close,” said Marine Corps Cpl. Aphiwat Promkhan, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 expeditionary airfield Marine from Sacramento Calif. Promkhan filled in as the translator between Marines assigned to MWSS 172 and firefighters from the Royal Thai Navy during Exercise Cobra Gold
“It’s great being a translator. It has been really interesting: I found it easier to translate Thai to English, but the other way was much harder. The experience during Exercise Cobra Gold has been amazing; I got to meet a lot of people. The best part of this was being able to see the firefighting mission up close,” said Marine Corps Cpl. Aphiwat Promkhan, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 expeditionary airfield Marine from Sacramento Calif. Promkhan filled in as the translator between Marines assigned to MWSS 172 and firefighters from the Royal Thai Navy during Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Cobra Gold, in its 37th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force in the Kingdom of Thailand to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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