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 Thailand: Guard members dedicate new school building they help build By Washington National Guard Courtesy report
 NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - Army National Guard Soldiers and members of the Royal Thai Armed Forces attended a dedication ceremony with members of the local community to commemorate a new school building here, Thursday. Soldiers from the 176th Engineer Company, Washington Army National Guard, constructed the new building over the last few weeks, with their Royal Thai counterparts from the 2nd Development Division, Royal Thai Army, as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012. "No matter where in the world each of us is from, we all share a common desire: to ensure the quality of our children's future," said Army Maj. Gen. Gary Beard of U.S. Army Pacific. The multipurpose building is slated to be used as a secondary school for the Ban Wang Nam Khiao School, and is one of six humanitarian action projects built during Exercise Cobra Gold. "Our armies' combined efforts to provide an appropriate venue for learning to prosper is a down-payment on the future, as these young students advance the United States – Thailand relationship into the next generation," Beard said. Beard said Exercise Cobra Gold is vital for increasing joint military cohesion in preparation for disaster response and other future missions in the region. A medical civic action project was held in conjunction with the dedication ceremony. Service members from the U.S. Navy's 3rd Medical Battalion and the U.S. Army's 65th Medical Brigade provided general medical and dental care along with pediatric and optometry services, alongside medical personnel from the Royal Thai Armed Forces. Service members from Japan, the Indonesia, Republic of Korea and Malaysia also provided medical care. Cobra Gold 2012 is the thirty-first iteration of the joint, multinational exercise held to increase interoperability with participating nations and to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Cobra Gold 2012 is scheduled to conclude today.
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