A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit comes ashore during a mechanized raid in support of Cobra Gold 2012 in Hat Klad, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2012. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies.