Muay Thai Star Trains U.S. Soldiers During Cobra Gold 2023 Exercises

COBRA GOLD 2001 exercises
Soldiers from Charlie Company 2-1 Infantry, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, instruct the Thai Military Forces during a platoon battle drill attack as a part of COBRA GOLD exercises. Photo: SRA LESLIE LAWRENCE, USAF.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Champion Muay Thai fighter Sombat Banchamek also known as Buakaw, recently provided Muay Thai lessons to American soldiers during this year’s multilateral [Read More…]

One year of war in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin says Russia is ‘invincible’ against the West

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during the address "On the conduct of a special military operation" on February 24, 2022
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during the address "On the conduct of a special military operation" on February 24, 2022. Photo: Presidential Executive Office of Russia (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP). CC BY 4.0.

One of the most repeated phrases in the last year is that the world has returned to a bipolar scheme led on each side by [Read More…]

6000 US Soldiers, Largest Number In a Decade, To Attend Cobra Gold 2023 in Eastern Thailand Starting from the End of February

Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, and the Royal Thai Army conduct a dismounted patrol during counter-IED training Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Nimman Kolayut, Thailand
Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, and the Royal Thai Army conduct a dismounted patrol during counter-IED training Jan. 30, 2019, at Camp Nimman Kolayut, Thailand. Photo By: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Northrup.

Thailand is set to host the two-week-long war games of Cobra Gold 2023, starting on February 27th, with over 7,000 military personnel from 30 countries, [Read More…]