U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3 began setting up their combat operations center Feb. 9 at Camp Samaesan in Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, which will facilitate communications between logistics units throughout the country during exercise Cobra Gold 2013. “The training prepares Marines for any type of scenario they might encounter,” said U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Francisco Pietri, the assistant operations officer for CLR-3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. involvement in CG 13 demonstrates commitment to building military-to-military interoperability with participating nations and to supporting peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.