A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, top, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force flies in formation with Royal Thai Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with Squadron 103, Wing One during Cobra Gold 2014 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Feb. 14, 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.