200225-N-EC658-1017 PHITSANULOK PROVINCE, Thailand (Feb. 25, 2020) Gen. Pornpipat Benyasri, chief of defence forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, U.S. Embassy in Thailand Chargé d’affaires Michael Heath and Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson, U.S. Army Pacific deputy commander representing U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, lead the opening ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at the Camp Akathotsarot in Phitsanulok province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 25, 2020. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 39th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together multinational forces to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julio Rivera/Released)