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Cobra Gold 2010 joint exercise kicks off in Thailand
RAYONG, Feb 1 (TNA) - "Cobra Gold 2010" or CG10, the annual joint exercise among the United States and regional armed forces began in Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong on Monday.
The ceremony to launch the annual wargames was jointly presided over by Admiral Wallop Kerdphol. Deputy Chief of Thailand’s Defence Forces and US Ambassador Eric G. John at U-Tapao airport.
Apart from usual exercise between Thailand and the US armed forces, this year was the first time that Singapore, Japan, South Korea had participated in the Cobra Gold joint military exercises in Thailand held between February 1-11.
Armed forces from more than 20 countries were participating as observers.
Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint and coalition multi-national exercise hosted annually by Thailand. Cobra Gold 2010 (CG10) is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security. This exercise marks the 29th anniversary of this regionally significant training event.
U.S. Ambassador John earlier told a press conference that Cobra Gold is America’s “largest military cooperative effort in the Pacific” and signals “the US commitment to the security of our friends and allies in the Asia-Pacific region.”
The training is based on a “computer-simulated command post exercise (CPX), field training exercises linked to the CPX, and humanitarian and civic assistance projects,” he said.
The joint activity is designed to improve the American Pacific Command’s ability to carry out joint and multi-national military operations and to improve the ability of the participating countries’ armed forces to work together.
The computer-era exercise combines Thai, US, Singaporean, Japanese, Indonesian, and South Korean participants in a coalition grouping. Thai, US, Singaporean, Japanese, Indonesian, South Korean, and United Nations military force personnel will participate in the field training modeled after the UN’s multi-national peace support operations scenario. Thailand, the US, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea will participate in humanitarian and civic assistance projects. (TNA)
The ceremony to launch the annual wargames was jointly presided over by Admiral Wallop Kerdphol. Deputy Chief of Thailand’s Defence Forces and US Ambassador Eric G. John at U-Tapao airport.
Apart from usual exercise between Thailand and the US armed forces, this year was the first time that Singapore, Japan, South Korea had participated in the Cobra Gold joint military exercises in Thailand held between February 1-11.
Armed forces from more than 20 countries were participating as observers.
Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint and coalition multi-national exercise hosted annually by Thailand. Cobra Gold 2010 (CG10) is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security. This exercise marks the 29th anniversary of this regionally significant training event.
U.S. Ambassador John earlier told a press conference that Cobra Gold is America’s “largest military cooperative effort in the Pacific” and signals “the US commitment to the security of our friends and allies in the Asia-Pacific region.”
The training is based on a “computer-simulated command post exercise (CPX), field training exercises linked to the CPX, and humanitarian and civic assistance projects,” he said.
The joint activity is designed to improve the American Pacific Command’s ability to carry out joint and multi-national military operations and to improve the ability of the participating countries’ armed forces to work together.
The computer-era exercise combines Thai, US, Singaporean, Japanese, Indonesian, and South Korean participants in a coalition grouping. Thai, US, Singaporean, Japanese, Indonesian, South Korean, and United Nations military force personnel will participate in the field training modeled after the UN’s multi-national peace support operations scenario. Thailand, the US, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea will participate in humanitarian and civic assistance projects. (TNA)
