Korat 553rd Recon Wing in OD Green COTTON The flying training portion of

The flying training portion of the exercise promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US forces

the 179th Aviation Support Helicopter Company Boeing CH-47 Chinook

Coast Guard and various air forces in Southeast Asia

Japan) in 2006

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Korat 553rd Recon Wing in OD Green COTTON The flying training portion ofKorat RTAFB is a major facility for the Cope Tiger exercises, an annual, multinational exercise conducted in two phases in the Asia Pacific region. Cope Tiger involves air forces from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore, as well as U. S. Marine Corps aircraft deployed from Japan. US naval aircraft have also been involved in Cope Tiger. The flying training portion of the exercise promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the