Thai-US armies join to remove mines as part of Cobra Gold 2019

[rooster59]

Thai-US armies join to remove mines as part of Cobra Gold 2019

Itiporn  Lakarnchua

 

 

UBON RATCHATHANI, 22 February 2019 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Army Command Center has included mine disarmament in this year’s Cobra Gold exercises, looking to exchange knowledge as well as technology for the operation.

 

Director of the Mine Action Center, Lt Gen Sittipol Nimnual , joined Commander of the US Directorate of Logistics Col Mora Hannigan in inspecting troops taking part in Cobra Gold 2019’s mine sweeping and disarmament exercise in Ubon Ratchathani.

 

He presided over the Thai Army’s 1st Army Engineering Corps, 6th Army Engineering Corps and 6th Infantry Division to launch the operation.

 

The operation deals with mines along the Thai border and seeks to foster ties between the two militaries while also providing them knowledge about mine removal. Thailand is looking to rid its territory of mines by the year 2023.

 

-- nnt 201 9-02-24

[YetAnother]

13 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

while also providing them knowledge about mine removal.

all this excessive military ; maybe should read 'mind removal' ?

[Oziex1]

Who put the mines in Thailand? 

[mick220675]

16 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

Who put the mines in Thailand? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K5_Plan

 

The border is full of mines, wife's aunt lost her foot 15 years ago looking for mushrooms.

[BarnicaleBob]

4 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Who put the mines in Thailand? 

In the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, insurgents and Thai government forces planted millions of landmines along Thailand’s borders with Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.  The Thai Army has been working for years trying to clear all the mines, so they do have some experience that this kind of work.  It is a good learning opportunity for all the participants in Cobra Gold to learn from each other about how to remove land mines, while at the same time making parts of Thailand a safer place to live.

 

[geoffbezoz]

4 hours ago, YetAnother said:

all this excessive military ; maybe should read 'mind removal' ?

No need, no minds to remove anyway, but never mind. And if anyone in the military is found to have a mind of their own it's straight to the re-educational camp.

Edited February 24, 2019 by geoffbezoz

[visarunner]

2 hours ago, BarnicaleBob said:

In the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, insurgents and Thai government forces planted millions of landmines along Thailand’s borders with Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.  The Thai Army has been working for years trying to clear all the mines, so they do have some experience that this kind of work.  It is a good learning opportunity for all the participants in Cobra Gold to learn from each other about how to remove land mines, while at the same time making parts of Thailand a safer place to live.

 

It is also my understanding that in various areas the mines are placed from preventing smugglers..... I guess Thai Military or Border Security have enough man power to clear them, but actually not want to clear. May be I am wrong, but I lived in border areas for a while. 

[Bullie]

So they are finally going to do something usefull instead of biting kings cobra's heads off and showing their big balls to all and sundry...

Edited February 24, 2019 by Bullie

[sanemax]

Just now, Father Fintan Stack said:

Considering the Americans were largely responsible for the rise of the Khmer Rouge and they along with the Thais propped them up for so long after they were removed by the Vietnamese, it's only fitting they should be removing the mines.

 

Do explain how the USA was responsible for the rise of the Khymer Rouge 

[55Jay]

Interesting read.

https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/rise-and-fall-khmer-rouge-regime

[OzMan]

I have trouble believing that the US bombing of Cambodia was a secret, although I am sure it happened. How could an open country like the US bomb the crap out of Cambodia and the press not report it. The press and others must have known what was going on but decided, for some unknown reason, not to publish the facts.

[kickstart]

6 hours ago, 55Jay said:

Interesting read.

https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/rise-and-fall-khmer-rouge-regime

Thank for that link,  as you said an interesting read.

[DaddyWarbucks]

4 hours ago, OzMan said:

I have trouble believing that the US bombing of Cambodia was a secret, although I am sure it happened. How could an open country like the US bomb the crap out of Cambodia and the press not report it. The press and others must have known what was going on but decided, for some unknown reason, not to publish the facts.

It would be difficult to imagine stuffing more clueless opinions into one relatively short post.

A lot has been written on this subject.

Start your remedial education with Sideshow - Kissinger Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia, by William Shawcross [The Hogarth Press. 1991].