{"id":73527,"date":"2023-02-28T19:17:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/28\/thailand-us-resume-cobra-gold-exercises-at-full-scale\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:56:36","slug":"thailand-us-resume-cobra-gold-exercises-at-full-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2023\/02\/28\/thailand-us-resume-cobra-gold-exercises-at-full-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand, US resume Cobra Gold exercises at full scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BANGKOK \u2014 Thai and U.S. officials officially opened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/02\/12\/thailand-and-us-launch-annual-cobra-gold-military-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\">annual Cobra Gold multinational military exercises<\/a> on Tuesday, now restored to one of the world\u2019s largest following three years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/26\/military-stepping-up-coronavirus-prevention-efforts-for-us-troops-in-thailand-during-multinational-cobra-gold-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\">sharp pandemic cutbacks<\/a>, reinforcing the security alliances of the United States and six Asian nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia are full participants in the two-week planning and field exercises, which are co-hosted by the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 3,800 U.S. troops and 3,000 Thai personnel will participate. But this year\u2019s full-scale return comes as relations between the co-hosts have come under long-term strain. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/06\/13\/us-defense-secretary-austin-meets-thai-leader-to-boost-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thailand<\/a> is a traditional ally of the United States but has built increasingly closer security ties with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\">China<\/a>. There has also been resentment in the Thai military and government over U.S. criticism of military coups that ousted elected governments in 2006 and 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty-three other countries are joining as exercise partners or observers for a total of 7,394 personnel participating in a variety of security and humanitarian drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, Cobra Gold is an exercise focused on the future. It brings together 30 countries from around the world to solve complex challenges that no single country can solve alone,\u201d U.S Ambassador to Thailand Robert F. Godec said at the opening ceremony at a Thai navy base in the eastern province of Rayong. \u201cOnly through cooperation can we rise to these challenges and keep our people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/06\/13\/us-defense-secretary-austin-meets-thai-leader-to-boost-ties\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22164312294366.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Defense Secretary Austin meets Thai leader to boost ties<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Thailand and the United States are longtime military allies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cobra Gold began as a joint Thai-U.S. maritime exercise in 1982 and has evolved into a much larger operation. It consists of three parts \u2014 field training, a \u201ccommand post\u201d staff exercise, and disaster relief and humanitarian exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time this year, the command post exercise will include training on possible space disasters to \u201cfoster understanding of the impacts of aerial phenomenon, such as solar storms, on military operations, communication systems, and satellites, which in turn will help the staff to prepare for these phenomena,\u201d organizers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The humanitarian exercises include the construction of school buildings at six sites, a \u201ctabletop exercise\u201d to practice coordination in case of natural disasters, and live search and rescue, emergency response, medical evacuation, chemical leak, and firefighting drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Field training will consist of an amphibious exercise, a strategic airborne operation, noncombatant evacuation, and a combined arms live-fire exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCobra Gold strengthens our ability to plan and conduct combined joint high-end security peacekeeping operations across all domains,\u201d Adm. 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