Thailand’s Defense Forces chief Gen. Chalermpol Srisawasdi (left) shakes hands with Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, during the opening ceremony for the 2023 Cobra Gold exercises in Rayong province, eastern Thailand on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. ROYAL THAI ARMY PHOTO VIA AP
Thailand's Defense Forces chief Gen. Chalermpol Srisawasdi (left) shakes hands with Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, during the opening ceremony for the 2023 Cobra Gold exercises in Rayong province, eastern Thailand on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. ROYAL THAI ARMY PHOTO VIA AP
BANGKOK: Thai and American officials officially opened the annual Cobra Gold multinational military exercises on Tuesday, now back to being one of the world's largest of its kind following three years of sharp coronavirus pandemic cutbacks, reinforcing the security alliances of the United States and six Asian nations.
