page_title: Royal Thai Armed Forces
section_title: Current developments
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Thai Armed Forces / Current developments
caption_attribution_description: Thai and U.S. Army Soldiers practice tactical manoeuvres during exercise Cobra Gold 2006 in Lop Buri, Thailand, May 18, 2006. The exercise is a combined annual joint training exercise involving the United States, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
context_page_description: The Royal Thai Armed Forces is the name of the military of the Kingdom of Thailand.
  The nominal head of the Thai Armed Forces is the King of Thailand. The armed forces are managed by the Ministry of Defense of Thailand, which is headed by the minister of defence and commanded by the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, which in turn is headed by the Chief of Defence Forces. The commander in chief of the army is considered the most powerful position in the Thai Armed Forces.
  Royal Thai Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 18 January to commemorate the victory of King Naresuan the Great in battle against the Crown Prince of Burma in 1593.
caption: Thai and US Army Soldiers practice tactical manoeuvres during exercise Cobra Gold 2006 in Lop Buri.
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