From front, the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Royal Thai Navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin (LST 722), South Korean navy tank landing ship Seongin Bong (LST 685), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) transit in formation in the Gulf of Thailand Feb. 8, 2010, during Cobra Gold 2010. Cobra Gold is an annual bilateral training exercise conducted between the Armed Forces of Thailand and the U.S. military in order to enhance military interoperability and improve communities through humanitarian assistance and civil action projects. This year's participants also include Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taurean Alexander, U.S. Navy/Released)