U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andrew Pendracki a combat photographer from Consolidated Combat Camera Center Marine Corps Installations Pacific boards a KC-130J assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, heading for the Kingdom of Thailand to take part in Exercise Cobra Gold 2013 (CG 13), Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan Jan. 18. CG 13 forces conduct engineering and medical civic assistance projects, cooperative health engagement, and other civil-military activities in the Kingdom of Thailand, in order to promote the security interests of the Kingdom of Thailand, U.S. and partner nations, enhance component operational readiness skills and training objectives, increase interoperability with partner nation forces, and serve the basic civic needs of the local population. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Kuppers/Released)
Lance Cpl. Andrew Kuppers
2013-01-18
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