Caption:
Gulf of Thailand (Feb. 6, 2009) -- The Arleigh Burke-class
guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) transits the Gulf of
Thailand supporting the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group, preparing for
participation in Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of
Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S.
and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include
humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan,
Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber (RELEASED)
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