U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rudy Martinez, a powerliner from Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, watches over the refueling process of an F-18 Hornet after flight operations at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Feb. 11, during Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. Cobra Gold is an regularly scheduled annual multinational training exercise. It is the latest in the continuing series of U.S. - Thai military exercises designed to ensure regional peace and stability.