Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Peterson prepares to detonate unexploded ordnance during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015, Feb. 20. The U.S. Marine EOD shared tactics and procedures on how to properly dispose unexploded ordnance to the RTAF. Cobra Gold demonstrates the commitment of the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States to our long-standing alliance and regional partnership to advance prosperity and security in the Asia-Pacific region. Peterson, from Des Moines, Iowa, is a U.S. Marine explosive ordnance disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. For more information on exercise Cobra Gold, please visit the official Facebook page at <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.facebook.com/ExerciseCobraGold">http://www.facebook.com/ExerciseCobraGold</a>. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)
Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch
Taken on 20 February 2015
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