Cobra Gold confirmed for Feb 9

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Thailand and US to host annual multilateral military training session

BANGKOK, 21 January 2016 (NNT) - Thailand and the United States will co-host the annual multilateral military training codenamed "Cobra Gold" in several areas across the country to promote international cooperation and enhance stability in the region.

Cobra Gold is one of the largest multilateral military exercise in the Asia - Pacific region held annually. This year will mark the 35th training session and will include over 24 countries, focusing on ensuring stability in the region and promoting international cooperation.

The goal for this year is to strengthen cooperation in the region and increase the performance of the participants in complex multilateral operations such as the combating of pirates and providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.

The exercise will be held from February 9 to 19, consisting of the coaching of medics, humanitarian and social projects in the communities of Thailand and field training to promote regional partnerships.

-- NNT 2016-01-21

[ratcatcher]

I guess the submarine idea would be good to combat pirates and the tanks to provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief?

[Ricardo]

I suppose practicing how to demolish artificial-islands would be considered provocative ?

[DrTuner]

Navy coming to Pattaya? The girls are in desperate need of grade A husband material.

[Ceruhe]

Didn't I remember to read that Cobra Gold would be cancelled unless democrazy (intended...) has been reinstated?

[upena]

Must be really scaled down with this late notification

[Johnniey]

Didn't I remember to read that Cobra Gold would be cancelled unless democrazy (intended...) has been reinstated?

Don't believe a word that corrupt government says. The have absolutely no morals and only care for their own interests.

[Remi080]

Yeah that was fun with these guy's as i blown up there cover some years ago.

They came " undercover" in a van to find a rental house here in the park in Lopburi. I knew about they would come for a secret mission, heard from my thai army friend, but he did not knew when they would come. So i said " oh your they guys from cobra gold !!! Exualy for random fun, but the all burst and went wild haha, some still uncomforteble denying that they wher not.

One day later they canceld the mission my army friend told me, cause of being spoted by a thai army chief....

Yeah right.. Farang loosing face lol.

[wabothai]

Years back when I did my first round in Thailand in Tak I found a hotel filled with American soldiers. Not knowing anything about Cobra or other bulls...in my ignorance I asked an older sergeant what they were doing here. I was told to f.....off and mind my own business.

When I meet him again I would gladly tell him and all his buddies the same.

All under the heading of humanitarian assistance. triple hogwash.

[oxo1947]

Didn't I remember to read that Cobra Gold would be cancelled unless democrazy (intended...) has been reinstated?

Don't believe a word that corrupt government says. The have absolutely no morals and only care for their own interests.

Stop talking about America like that --"Johnniey"...I take it that's who you are referring to as they are the ones who issued that statement that Cobra gold may be suspended unless democracy ..etc.......etc.............

[ronrat]

I was in Chang Mai several years ago during Cobra Gold and a large group of soldiers sat at the table next to me including a lone female.We got talking and I jokingly asked her about her colleagues barfining the girls. She responded with "I barfined a girl first and took her for massage, a facial and manicure then dinner. Then we spent all night in bed going crazy"

[willyumiii]

Navy coming to Pattaya? The girls are in desperate need of grade A husband material.

Even an increase in "short time" jobs would bring more smiles to LOS.

[2fishin2]

Years back when I did my first round in Thailand in Tak I found a hotel filled with American soldiers. Not knowing anything about Cobra or other bulls...in my ignorance I asked an older sergeant what they were doing here. I was told to f.....off and mind my own business.

When I meet him again I would gladly tell him and all his buddies the same.

All under the heading of humanitarian assistance. triple hogwash.

I call BS on that. American soldiers are professionals. I'm being serious.

[wabothai]

Years back when I did my first round in Thailand in Tak I found a hotel filled with American soldiers. Not knowing anything about Cobra or other bulls...in my ignorance I asked an older sergeant what they were doing here. I was told to f.....off and mind my own business.

When I meet him again I would gladly tell him and all his buddies the same.

All under the heading of humanitarian assistance. triple hogwash.

I call BS on that. American soldiers are professionals. I'm being serious.

perhaps you get it that I was hinting at US foreign policy, of which I wholeheartedly disagree.

And by the way the sergeant was quite rude and thus showed little professionalism.