19 February 2015 U.S., Thai Militaries Host open House for Local Schools The Royal Thai Air Force along with U.S. Marines and Navy personnel held Friendship Day, Feb. 13, to allow school children the opportunity to see some of the training the two nations have been engaged in here during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015.Children from four local schools were welcomed to the...
19 February 2015 The Ebola Virus, Dengue Fever, Malaria: U.S., Asian Military Medics Collaborate on Crises at Cobra Gold 2015 Approximately 125 military and civilian medical professionals from eight different nations attended an Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 sponsored medical symposium at the Lop Buri Inn Resort, Mueang Lop Buri District, Lop Buri Province, Thailand, from Feb. 16-17, 2015.Representatives from the different...
19 February 2015 Japan, U.S. Conduct Bilateral Training at Torii Station Emergency response personnel from Kadena Air Base, Torii Station and variousdepartments of the Okinawa Prefecture conducted an annual bilateral aircraftmishap exercise Feb. 17 at Torii Station, Japan.The exercise was held tocreate a realistic emergency-response scenario in order to improve...
13 February 2015 Alaska Training Event Unites Nations, Hones Best Practices Some eight months of planning culminated in the international Cold Regions Military Mountaineering Collaborative Event held at the Northern Warfare Training Center in Black Rapids, Alaska, where 12 nations strengthened cooperation and improved capabilities in frigid and mountainous regions,...
13 February 2015 U.S., Thai, Korean Marines Get Schooled in Jungle Survival U.S., Thai and Korean Marines conducted jungle survival training Feb. 12, 2015, for exercise Cobra Gold 2015 at Camp Lotawin, Kingdom of Thailand.Thai military instructors showed the class various edible plants and alternate places to find water in the jungle. The Marines also learned how to make...