{"id":55244,"date":"2019-02-12T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/12\/thailand-and-us-launch-annual-cobra-gold-military-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:16:21","slug":"thailand-and-us-launch-annual-cobra-gold-military-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/02\/12\/thailand-and-us-launch-annual-cobra-gold-military-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand and US launch annual Cobra Gold military exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BANGKOK \u2014 Thailand and the United States on Tuesday hosted the opening ceremony for the annual Cobra Gold military exercise, the biggest activity of its type in the Asia-Pacific region with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/02\/08\/myanmars-place-at-us-military-drills-in-asia-draws-ire\/\" target=_blank>29 nations taking part<\/a> as participants or observers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven nations in addition to Thailand and the United States are active participants: Singapore, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea. 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