Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Lance Cpl. Casey Boatman performs a safety check on an MK-82 general purpose bomb after attaching it to an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, for a combined arms live fire training exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Boatman is an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The FA-18D Hornet is with VMFA(AW)-242. - Lance Cpl. Casey Boatman performs a safety check on an MK-82 general purpose bomb after attaching it to an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, for a combined arms live fire training exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Boatman is an ordnance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The FA-18D Hornet is with VMFA(AW)-242.

Royal Thai Air Force members and Thai children examine an MV-22B that is part of the static display for a community relations event aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Royal Thai Air Force members and Thai children examine an MV-22B that is part of the static display for a community relations event aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Michael Hines, left, and Cpl. Terrence Watts insert engine oil into an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a preflight check Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The Marines and FA-18D Hornet aircraft are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Michael Hines, left, and Cpl. Terrence Watts insert engine oil into an FA-18D Hornet aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a preflight check Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The Marines and FA-18D Hornet aircraft are with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

A Royal Thai Air Force explosive ordnance technician places a water shot next to a simulated improvised explosive device during the counter weapons of mass of destruction exercise aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 16 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing mission readiness and multinational interoperability. - A Royal Thai Air Force explosive ordnance technician places a water shot next to a simulated improvised explosive device during the counter weapons of mass of destruction exercise aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 16 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing mission readiness and multinational interoperability.

Royal Thai Air Force Flying Officer Satapat Rattana, runs into an MV-22B Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel drill Feb. 13 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing combined interoperability. Rattana is a pilot with Squadron 403, Wing 4, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Royal Thai Air Force Flying Officer Satapat Rattana, runs into an MV-22B Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel drill Feb. 13 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing combined interoperability. Rattana is a pilot with Squadron 403, Wing 4, Royal Thai Air Force. The MV-22B Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Flight Lt. Rungroj Pomwatthanamongkol, right, and Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine enjoy a community relations project with students from Nakhon Ratchasima Punyanukul School in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a community relations event for exercise Cobra Gold 2014 Feb. 11. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Pomwatthanamongkol is a pilot with Squadron 401, Wing 4, Royal Thai Air Force. Bridenstine is a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear defense specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Flight Lt. Rungroj Pomwatthanamongkol, right, and Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine enjoy a community relations project with students from Nakhon Ratchasima Punyanukul School in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during a community relations event for exercise Cobra Gold 2014 Feb. 11. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. Pomwatthanamongkol is a pilot with Squadron 401, Wing 4, Royal Thai Air Force. Bridenstine is a chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear defense specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelcey Heath shows medical personnel from Wing One hospital supplies found in a medical technician’s pack at the Flight-line Aid Station aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand designed to exercise multinational joint interoperability. Heath is a field medical technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelcey Heath shows medical personnel from Wing One hospital supplies found in a medical technician’s pack at the Flight-line Aid Station aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 10 as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is an annual multinational exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand designed to exercise multinational joint interoperability. Heath is a field medical technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

From right to left, Lt. Col. William Sheridan, executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Col. Daniel Wilson, chief of staff for 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, and Group Captain Ponlawat Intarawised, deputy commander for Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force, sit together during the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. - From right to left, Lt. Col. William Sheridan, executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Col. Daniel Wilson, chief of staff for 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, and Group Captain Ponlawat Intarawised, deputy commander for Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force, sit together during the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 aboard Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 9. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability.