U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kurt Kempster, assistant chief

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kurt Kempster, assistant chief of staff G-4, with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, meets with Vice Rear Adm. Chiddaycha Suwatti, the Deputy Commandant of the Royal Thai Marine Corps, during exercise Cobra Gold 2016, in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 1, 2016. Cobra Gold is designed to strengthen regional cooperation and collaboration, increase the ability of participating nations to work together on complex multilateral operations such as counter piracy and the delivery of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm/Released)