The French Navy’s best World War II victory came against Thailand
The early 1940s were not good years for the French. After declaring war on Germany over its invasion of Poland in 1939, France quickly found itself defeated and occupied by…
PETA declares war on US Marines drinking cobra’s blood in Thailand
This time, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, didn’t have to create gruesome imagery of animals secretly being hurt or mistreated to get people’s attention….
The curious case of the Ray-Ban wearing Monk of Koh Sumai
On the scenic Thai island of Koh Sumai, tucked away in the Wat Khunaram temple is the mummified body of one of Thailand’s most famous monks- Luang Pho Daeng. Remarkably well preserved, Luang Pho Daeng’s body was put on display sometime in the 1970…
Lucky sailors get to chill out in Thailand ‘for work’
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Phuket, Thailand June 8 for a scheduled port visit.
The port visit is a chance for Sailors and Marines to relax and enjoy…
9 epic photos of Marines drinking snake blood and eating scorpions
On Feb. 12, 2019, the US and Thailand launched Cobra Gold, one of the largest multi-national exercises in the world.
The annual exercise brings together 29 nations as participants or observers; nine participating countries include the US and T…
A third of the Thai boys soccer team want to be Navy SEALs now
Four members of the Thai soccer team that survived being trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks now want to be Navy SEALS.
Three boys, and the team coach, said they now aspired to the join the SEALs, whose divers swam into the cave …
How it feels for an airman to help rescue Thai kids from a cave
The Thai boys saved from a flooded cave endured dives in zero visibility lasting up to half an hour. In places, they were put into harnesses and high-lined across rocky caverns, said a leader of the U.S. contingent involved in the operation, calli…
How US troops helped with the Thai cave rescue
Defense Department personnel continue to assist in the rescue operations in Thailand to evacuate the remaining four boys and their coach from a flooded cave system, the director of defense press operations said July 10, 2018.
The DOD effo…