Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 Counter Landing Operation

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ezekial Robinson, a low altitude air defense gunner, assigned to 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, I Marine Air Wing, prepares to aim an FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile during a counter landing operation part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Hat Yao beach, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2026.

Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 ...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell/Released 260228-M-EU506-1023.JPG

Mar 5, 2026

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ezekial Robinson, a low altitude air defense gunner, assigned to 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, I Marine Air Wing, prepares to aim an FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile during a counter landing operation part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2026 at Hat Yao beach, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2026. Cobra Gold is the Indo-Pacific’s largest annual military exercise in mainland Asia, co-hosted by the U.S. and Thailand. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security. Robinson is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)

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ILCE-7RM5

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DT 70-200mm F2.8 SAM

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63/10

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1/320

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100

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