Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen looks at photos on display at the Royal Thai Marine Corps Museum in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 16. Thiessen visited the Royal Thai Marine Corps Museum, then met with the commandant of the Royal Thai Marine Corps. Thiessen is in Thailand in support of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, which is an annual Royal Thai and U.S. co-hosted multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nations. Thiessen is the commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.