U.S. Marines, Royal Thai Air Force fly together

An FA-18D Hornet aircraft takes off as a Thai F-16 waits to take off from Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 19 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a joint, multinational exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand aimed at enhancing and increasing multinational interoperability. The FA-18D Hornet is with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The F-16 is with Squadron 103, Wing One, Royal Thai Air Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James R. Smith/released)