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Video by Sgt. Matthew Bragg

Cobra Gold 19: Forging Friendships

III MEF Information Group

Feb. 3, 2019 | 1:41

Royal Thai Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Bandit "Tum" Potisai, right, and U.S. Navy Builder Constructionman Carter Shaw talk about how they became friends during construction at Ban Man Kroi School during exercise Cobra Gold 19 in Rayong, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 3, 2019. The two service members have become great friends since working together to build a new multifunctional building at the school. The U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy work together to give back to the local community in efforts to strengthen military-to-military bonds. Exercise Cobra Gold 19 emphasizes coordination on civic action, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief events, developing interoperability and unity of action in crisis contingencies. Potisai, a native of Muang, Chon Buri, Kingdom of Thailand, is with Construction and Development Regiment. Shaw, a native of Parma, Michigan, is with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)