Keywords: US Navy 020528-N-0401E-004 Cobra Gold - fast roping from a CH-46.jpg en Hat Yao Beach Thailand May 28 2002 -- Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope out of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter while participating in a combined amphibious landing force exercise CALFEX The exercise is part of Cobra Gold 2002 Cobra Gold 2002 is the 21st U S Pacific Command exercise conducted in Thailand demonstrating the ability of U S Forces to rapidly deploy and conduct Joint-combined operations with the Thai and Singaporean armed forces U S Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Wes Eplen RELEASED 2002-05-28 020528-N-0401E-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 1688 U S Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Wes Eplen PD-USGov-Military-Navy Hat Yao Chonburi Province Cobra Gold 2002 Fast roping CH-46 Sea Knight Taken with Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro May 2002 photographs May 2002 in Asia 28 May |