From the left, Royal Thai Marine Pvt. Akom Nasoum,

From the left, Royal Thai Marine Pvt. Akom Nasoum, Marine Division, Engineer Company U.S. Marine Corps Hospitalman 3rd Class Dylan Jansen, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, and interpreter Mai Boonprom shovel dirt while constructing a classroom during Exercise Cobra Gold 2013 (CG 13) at Ban Nam Chiao Elementary School in Trat, Lam Ngob, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24, 2013. CG 13 forces conduct engineering and medical civic assistance projects, Cooperative Health Engagement (CHE), and other civil-military activities in the Kingdom of Thailand, in order to promote the security interests of the Kingdom of Thailand, U.S. and partner nations, enhance component operational readiness skills and training objectives, increase interoperability with partner nation forces, and serve the basic civic needs of the local population. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Troyer/Released)