Marine 1st Lts. Chris Smaldone (left) and Courtney Arnold with Marine Air Support Squadron Two, conduct radio checks in a direct air support center during Exercise Cobra Gold 18, Hat Yao, the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 17, 2018. This is the first time in over two decades the DASC has phased airspace control from ship to shore in the Pacific during amphibious operations. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand and runs from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. Smaldone, a Sussex, native, and Arnold, an Atlanta, Ga. native, both serve as Air
Marine 1st Lts. Chris Smaldone (left) and Courtney Arnold with Marine Air Support Squadron Two, conduct radio checks in a direct air support center during Exercise Cobra Gold 18, Hat Yao, the Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 17, 2018. This is the first time in over two decades the DASC has phased airspace control from ship to shore in the Pacific during amphibious operations. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand and runs from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. Smaldone, a Sussex, native, and Arnold, an Atlanta, Ga. native, both serve as Air Support Control officers with Okianwa-based MASS-2. ( Marine Corps
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