Cobra Gold 2013

Agencies Published February 20, 2013
Thai soldiers take part in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosive training drill. ?Photo by AFP
Thai soldiers take part in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosive training drill. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy as part of the ?Cobra Gold 2013? joint military exercise, at a military base in Chon Buri province. ?Photo by Reuters
A US Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy as part of the ?Cobra Gold 2013? joint military exercise, at a military base in Chon Buri province. ?Photo by Reuters
US marines react as a cobra gets too close to them during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy. ?Photo by Reuters
US marines react as a cobra gets too close to them during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy. ?Photo by Reuters
US marines evacuate a soldier during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosive training drill as part of the annual combined military exercise Cobra Gold 2013 at a Navy base in Sattahip. ?Photo by AFP
US marines evacuate a soldier during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosive training drill as part of the annual combined military exercise Cobra Gold 2013 at a Navy base in Sattahip. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine holds a cobra by the tail during a jungle survival program. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine holds a cobra by the tail during a jungle survival program. ?Photo by AFP
US Marines eat insects during a jungle survival program. ?Photo by AFP
US Marines eat insects during a jungle survival program. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine jokes around with detached cobra tails. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine jokes around with detached cobra tails. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine bites into a slaughtered chicken during a jungle survival program. ?Photo by AFP
A US Marine bites into a slaughtered chicken during a jungle survival program. ?Photo by AFP

About 13,000 soldiers from seven countries, Thailand, US, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia are participating in Cobra Gold 2013, a joint, multi-national military training exercise. Cobra Gold focuses on maintaining and improving military-to-military relationships among nations sharing common goals and security commitments in the Asia-Pacific region. —Photos and texts by Agencies

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