U.S. Air Force Col. John Traettino, center, the U.S. director for exercise Cope Tiger 14, poses for a photo with a Singaporean airman and a Thai airman on the flight line at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 12, 2014. Cope Tiger is an annual multilateral aerial exercise designed to improve readiness and cooperation between U.S., Thai and Singaporean forces.