Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 comes to an end

KORAT, Kingdom of Thailand – U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney (left

center), Air Chief Marshal Boonyarit Kerdsuk, Royal Thai Air Force’s

Deputy Chief of the Defense Forces (right center), and representatives

from other participating nations join hands as a symbol of friendship

during the closing ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 at the Royal

Thai Air Force Wing 1 headquarters here Feb. 17. Cobra Gold is a

recurring multinational and multiservice exercise hosted by the

Kingdom of Thailand designed to advance regional security and increase

interoperability with participating nations in the Asia-Pacific

region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Melton/Released)

Done