Operation Cobra Gold

Published February 14, 2014
South Korean soldiers join in a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand Friday, February 14.
South Korean soldiers join in a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand Friday, February 14.
U.S. Marines and South Korean soldiers join in a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14.
U.S. Marines and South Korean soldiers join in a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14.
Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to hit the ground during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14.
Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to hit the ground during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14.
Amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke screen during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14. – Photo by AP
Amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke screen during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14. – Photo by AP
A ball of fire from explosives goes up during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14
A ball of fire from explosives goes up during a military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14
South Korean soldiers jump off an amphibious assault vehicle after hitting the ground during the military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14.
South Korean soldiers jump off an amphibious assault vehicle after hitting the ground during the military exercise, Cobra Gold, on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Friday February 14.

A joint military exercise, named Cobra Gold, took place on Hat Yao beach in the Chonburi province of Thailand, on Friday February 14. About 8,000 military personnel from the US, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Malaysia took part in the annual drill.

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