UTAPAO, Thailand (Feb. 14, 2017) – Thai Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Surapong Suwana-adth and Pacific Command Commander, Adm. Harry Harris, arrived at the Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Division air field for the official opening ceremony of Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. This year’s focus is to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific r

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UTAPAO, Thailand (Feb. 14, 2017) – Thai Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Surapong Suwana-adth and Pacific Command Commander, Adm. Harry Harris, arrived at the Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Division air field for the official opening ceremony of Cobra Gold 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. This year’s focus is to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together a robust multinational force to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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