U.S. Army Col. Anthony Lugo, commander of 2nd Infantry

U.S. Army Col. Anthony Lugo, commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, meets Gen. Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, Chief of Defense Forces in Thailand, during an Opening Ceremony for Cobra Gold 2018 in, U-Tapao International Airport, Ban Chang district, Rayong province, Thailand, Feb. 12, 2018. Soldiers from 2IBCT, 25ID are wearing the new experimental Jungle uniform. Cobra Gold 18 provides a venue for both United States and partner nations to advance interoperability and increase partner capacity in planning and executing complex and realistic multinational force and combined task force operations. Cobra Gold 18 is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. David N. Beckstrom)