U.S. Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division evacuate the area as an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands in Hat Yao, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2014, during exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies.