Service Members from the U.S., Thai, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore participate in this year's amphibious exercise, AMPHIBEX, in Hat Yao, Thailand, March 3, during Exercise Cobra Gold. Cobra Gold highlights the strong partnership between Thailand and the United States while strengthening interoperability and enhancing readiness through field exercises, disaster simulations, and humanitarian projects with allied and partnered nations and civilian agencies.
The U.S. Army is taking bold steps to meet unprecedented training demands by expanding Basic Combat Training (BCT) capacity. With 10 additional training units established at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Sill, and Fort Jackson, this initiative will train up to 9,600 additional recruits annually, ensuring the Army meets its ambitious fiscal year 2025 goal of 61,000 new soldiers.
Perth Amboy, NJ native, Sgt Jery Valdez competed in the Army Best Warrior Competition for U.S. Army Reserve Command.
Valdez is currently serving as Wheeled vehicle mechanic with U.S. Army Reserve Command at Fort McCoy, WI. Sgt Valdez has served in the military for 2 years.
BAN CHAN KHREM, Thailand – U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, alongside Royal Thai Marine Corps combat engineers and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, are constructing a multi-purpose school building in Ban Chan Khrem, Chanthaburi province, as part of Cobra Gold 2025’s Engineering Civic Assistance Program site four. The project enhances interoperability between partner forces while providing...
