U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lauren Burnham (left) explains to a Royal Thai Army soldier a wire cutting technique using an M-9 bayonet during the cross training portion of Exercise Cobra Gold '96 at Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, on May 1, 1996. Cobra Gold '96 is the latest in a continuing series of U.S. /Thai military exercises designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand. Approximately 9,000 U.S. and 10,000 Thai personnel are participating in the exercise. Burnham is attached to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 6th Infantry Division.