Marine Corps Sgt. Stanley Makinen, center, an expeditionary firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 from Daytona Beach, Fla., helps Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Pookan Phichakhorn, left, a firefighter from Loei province, Thailand, and Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kradkong Theerapat, a firefighter from Maha Sarakham province, Thailand, operate a hydraulic extractor Feb. 20, 2018, during aircraft extraction training at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. The bilateral training, conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold
Marine Corps Sgt. Stanley Makinen, center, an expeditionary firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 from Daytona Beach, Fla., helps Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Pookan Phichakhorn, left, a firefighter from Loei province, Thailand, and Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kradkong Theerapat, a firefighter from Maha Sarakham province, Thailand, operate a hydraulic extractor Feb. 20, 2018, during aircraft extraction training at U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand. The bilateral training, conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018, enabled firefighters to get an in-depth look at how the other service operates. Cobra Gold, held from Feb. 13-23 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
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