Posted: 02/01/2014
Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces prepare to land after jumping out of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during a combined strategic air drop demonstration during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 in Lop Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15. Cobra Gold, in its 33rd iteration, demonstrates the U.S. and the Kingdom of Thailand's commitment to our long-standing alliance and regional partnership, prosperity and security in the Asia-Pacific region. The aerial insertion of over 400 combined troops belonging to the Royal Thai and U.S. Armed Forces was held in order to demonstrate forcible entry capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg)