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> US-Asian pacific War games on May 8-21, main countries participating,
> US, Australia, Bangladesh, Britain, Brunei, France, India, Italy,
> Malaysia, Mongolia, Singa****e and the Philippines
>
> The U.S. and Thailand will double the number of troops in their annual
> war games in May, as Wa****ngton restores normal military relations
> with the new elected government in Bangkok.
>
> The Cobra Gold military exercises will take place May 8-21 in northern
> Thailand, focusing on training for peacekeeping missions, said Thai
> Gen. Songkitti Jaggabatara.
>
> "Personnel will be trained not only in peacekeeping but also other
> types of assistance, which will help Thai forces prepare for
> peacekeeping missions in Sudan," Songkitti told a press conference.
>
> About 5,250 Thai personnel and 6,075 U.S. forces will join the
> exercises, about twice as many as last year, when the exercises were
> scaled down while Thailand was under a military-backed regime.
>
> The U.S. had suspended $24 million in military aid to Thailand after
> the military seized power in 2006. The aid was restored in February
> after an elected government took office following polls late last
> year.
>
> In addition to the Thai and U.S. forces, Singa****e will send 158
> personnel, Indonesia 81, and Japan 67. A total of 14 combat ****ps and
> 96 aircraft will be involved.
>
> The U.S. Embassy's deputy chief of mission James Entwistle said the
> exercises would help prepare for multinational responses to future
> crises.
>
> "There is no better exercise than Cobra Gold in keeping our militaries
> ready to respond to the real-world priorities of sup****ting peace,
> stability, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance," he said.
>
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