Over 6,000 US troops in Thailand for war games

Thai soldiers land with an amphibious assault vehicle on the beachhead during the Cobra Gold US-Thai joint military exercise on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand, Friday, March 3, 2023. Cobra Gold 2023, one of the biggest joint multilateral military exercises in the world that pulls together the security interests of the United States and six Asian nations. - AP

CHIN BURI, Thailand, March 3, 2023 (AFP): Thousands of US soldiers joined Thai and South Korean troops on a beach in Thailand on Friday for one of the largest annual military exercises in Asia.

Now in its 42nd year, Cobra Gold brings thousands of forces from the United States, Thailand and other countries together for days of training.