U.S. doubles troops in Cobra Gold 2018

SATTAHIP:--More than double the number of U.S. sailors and marines joined military personnel from Thailand and 28 other countries as Cobra Gold 2018 kicked off in Sattahip.

 

Adm. Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan, chief of joint staff for the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and U.S. Ambassador Glynn T. Davies opened the 37th annual military exercise Feb. 13.

 

The United States this year sent 6,800 servicemen to participate in Cobra Gold, a huge increase from the past three years when Washington, under President Barack Obama, protested Thailand’s 2014 military coup by drastically scaling back what had been America’s largest war games in Asia.

 

Under President Donald Trump, who has embraced dictators and strongmen from the Philippines to Turkey, Thailand to Egypt, the U.S. not only doubled its force, but stood side-by-side with the Myanmar military, which has been accused of ethnic cleansing in its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis.

 

 

A total of 15,000 troops from 30 countries is participating in this year’s Cobra Gold, with land-based drills taking place in Nakhon Ratchasima and naval drills in Sattahip.

 

Active participants include Thailand and the U.S., as well as Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea. They will deploy six warships, 34 amphibious vehicles and 86 aircraft.

 

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-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-02-23

Nice...when do they leave?

21 hours ago, HLover said:

Nice...when do they leave?

Here here.  I've gone from 'hansum man' to 'granddad' since the GIs arrived.

I support the military, but not the STD's they will get... 

21 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I support the military, but not the STD's they will get... 

and give.

30 minutes ago, HLover said:

and give.

True.

Actually I ran into a few guys last year and bought them a drink. Young fiesty guys I remember those days.

They told me they were not allowed to go to certain places, one being Soi 6.  Would not be surprised if a few snuck down there though....