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An amphibious assault vehicle with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hits the beach during a mechanized raid in Hat Klad, Thailand, Feb. 11. The U.S. Marines, alongside the Royal Thai Marines, suppressed and eliminated enemy role players which and secured the area. Cobra Gold 2012 demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and participating nations to increase interoperability and promote security and peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Wright)

A Marine with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security during an amphibious assault in Thailand, Feb. 10. The assault was a multilateral exercise that included Royal Thai, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines, and was conducted during Exercise Cobra Gold 2012.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garry Welch)

Pfc. Clinton A. Chauca, a motor transport operator with Headquarters and Service Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force checks the oil of his M1151 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle at the training area in Thailand Feb. 3. The exercise is a recurring multinational and multiservice hosted by the Royal Kingdom of Thailand designed to advance regional security by exercising a multinational force from nations sharing common goals and security commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brandon Saunders)

Marines with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion wait for the signal to enter the water on their way to the USS Wasp during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, Feb. 3. The 2nd AAB is supporting the exercise by providing the transportation necessary to move Marines with Regimental Landing Team 2 from the amphibious ships of Expeditionary Strike Group 2, to the shore for follow-on combat operations.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Martin Egnash)

Afghan National Army Sgt. Achmed, a non commissioned officer with 4th Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, helps Staff Sgt. Joshua Holden, a section leader with 81mm mortar platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a native of Alba, Mo., climb onto a roof while searching compounds during a security patrol, Feb. 6. On the patrol, 3/3 Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers partnered to conduct census operations within the local populace and search houses for illegal drugs and evidence of insurgent activity.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder)