webfact Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Thai & US naval officers join combat trainingPHUKET, 1 April 2016 (NNT) – The Royal Thai Navy and the United States Navy are preparing to co-launch Guardian Sea 2016, a series of marine defense and combat drills scheduled for late May.Rear Adm Vasinsan Chantavarin, Commander of Helicopter Carrier Squadron, Royal Thai Fleet on Thursday chaired a meeting on the final preparations for Guardian Sea 2016.The Royal Thai Navy and the United States Navy have organized military exercises of this nature in the past. However, the upcoming drill will be a first to take place in the Andaman Sea.The Thai Navy has prepared HTMS Chakri Naruebet, HTMS Naresuan and HTMS Taksin and three Seahawk helicopters with dipping sonar systems for the event. The United States Navy will contribute a submarine, a destroyer and a helicopter.-- NNT 2016-04-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I've participated in amphibious landings here several times...from a long tail, wading ashore at Beach Rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I've participated in amphibious landings here several times...from a long tail, wading ashore at Beach Rd 06-06-26_1350.JPG Why? So he could clench his teeth, jut his jaw, and announce "I will return"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 The "Helicopter Carrier Squadron" will have to bimble all the way around Singapore and back up the other side! The US helo is presumably based on their destroyer, the submarine presumably the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Why? When you drop anchor and the boss says, "Get outta here, see you in 3 days", you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I've participated in amphibious landings here several times...from a long tail, wading ashore at Beach Rd 06-06-26_1350.JPG Why? So he could clench his teeth, jut his jaw, and announce "I will return"? You forgot the pipe between clenched teeth. Gotta have the pipe, it's important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Odd that I ended up here in Thailand decades later. I would of never thought that. One of my colleagues transferred out of the middle east to a staff duty position on 7th Fleet in Japan. Ran into him on Guam about 2002, and he was all excited having discovered Amazing Thailand, big plans to buy a condo and retire early there. Yeah yeah, you're full of s**t, I said, and I never gave it another thought. We had a good laugh about it on email recently. I ended up here, and he lives in Texas. Funny that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Odd that I ended up here in Thailand decades later. I would of never thought that. One of my colleagues transferred out of the middle east to a staff duty position on 7th Fleet in Japan. Ran into him on Guam about 2002, and he was all excited having discovered Amazing Thailand, big plans to buy a condo and retire early there. Yeah yeah, you're full of s**t, I said, and I never gave it another thought. We had a good laugh about it on email recently. I ended up here, and he lives in Texas. Funny that. Where you said, "I ended up here, and he lives in Texas." You ended up in the better living location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 they need the Thais for shoe polishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 so chaps pretend you are now in a submarine... that's it "torps away"!!! now let's go and have a massage and beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjamie Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 No surprises that the doom and gloom reports previously that military ties would deteriorate would not come to fruition. Good luck with the joint exercises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 No surprises that the doom and gloom reports previously that military ties would deteriorate would not come to fruition. Good luck with the joint exercises. Works both ways, the Thais get a chance to try and find a state of the art submarine ( unlikely perhaps) and the USN gets a chance to comprehensively assess the RTN anti submarine skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 No surprises that the doom and gloom reports previously that military ties would deteriorate would not come to fruition. Good luck with the joint exercises. Sorry but, Cobra Gold was scaled back because of the coup, and escalating repression of the media, opposition and freedom of speech. Doom and gloom and rose tinted glasses aside, the US is fairly confident elections will take place eventually (and another coup), and understands there are "other" issues brewing under the surface. The measured response is appropriate, for now, which also recognizes that China is quick to fill the void should Washington pull back too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 No surprises that the doom and gloom reports previously that military ties would deteriorate would not come to fruition. Good luck with the joint exercises. "Good luck with the joint exercises." I think that's why LannaGuy mentioned massage and a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Does the US Destroyer have a "skull and crossbones" flag? Otherwise it'll look out of place with the Thai Navy craft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 It's a 'medal' opportunity............ If a clunky old aircraft carrier, with three ASW helos aboard manages to find and "sink" a USN submarine before it is "sunk" then it should be tea, crumpets and medals all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 It's a 'medal' opportunity............ If a clunky old aircraft carrier, with three ASW helos aboard manages to find and "sink" a USN submarine before it is "sunk" then it should be tea, crumpets and medals all round! Quite a few years ago, a group of us were at the Sattahip Navy beach and I could see a portion of the carrier moored around the corner. I was told I wouldn't be allowed on board for a tour, Thai Only. They were happy to sell me a ship's ball cap though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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