Cobra Gold
Cobra Gold 2000
The Armed Forces of Thailand, Singapore and the United States conducted the 19th Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand from May 9 - 23, 2000. Cobra Gold 2000 was a regularly-scheduled joint/combined exercise and was the latest in the continuing series of U.S. - Thai military exercises designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai armed forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies.
This year, armed forces from Singapore participated for the first time in Exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold 2000 is one of the largest exercises involving U.S. forces in the Pacific Command this year. This year's exercise focused the participants on peace enforcement operations, and included the planning and execution of a noncombatant evacuation operation, as these types of military operations are increasingly called for in today's world and are more likely than a major ourbreak of war in the region.
As in all previous Cobra Gold exercises, this exercise included joint-combined land and air operations, combined naval operations, amphibious operations and special operations. The exercise will also assist the people of Thailand through combined Thai-U.S. medical and civil affairs projects.
Approximately 14,000 U.S. forces participated, including elements of U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC); U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC); U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF); and the U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT); as well as Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC), Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), and reserve elements from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Participating Thai forces numbered approximately 5,000 and will include elements of the Royal Thai Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.
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