Soldiers from the 5th Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Company, Royal Thai Army, (right) share their traditional field chow with a member of the U.S. Army's 6th Infantry Division (left) 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.