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^- Here's your news around the Pacific.

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^I'm Lance Corporal Jessica Valencia.

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^The 37th iteration of Cobra Gold continues

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^in the Kingdom of Thailand.

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^And sailors aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard

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^conducted flight operations in support of the exercise.

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^Bonhomme Richard is operating in the region

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^as part of the regularly scheduled patrol,

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^and provided rapid response capability

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^in the even of a regional contingency.

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^Also during Cobra Gold a trilateral force

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^stormed the beach in Thailand.

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^Marine Sargent Devin Phommachanh is there.

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^- During the amphibious exercise

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^the US Armed Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces

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^and Republic of Korea Armed Forces

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^demonstrate their ship to shore capabilities

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^with combined forces and landing here at Hai Yai beach.

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^The joint task force taking the beach

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^also provides the means to evacuate

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^civilians affected by large scale

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^disasters in a foreign country.

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^The same surface and area connectors

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^that can bring forces to the shore

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^can rescue civilians in the case

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^of a natural disaster including earthquakes and mudslides.

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^- From Thailand to Micronesia exercise

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^Cope North brings together the US, Japan and Australia.

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^The three nations are practicing

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^humanitarian assistance disaster relief efforts

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^on Guam and on nearby islands.

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^In Okinawa soldiers across Japan

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^were tested on their physical,

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^mental and their endurance abilities

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^at the US Army Japan Best Warrior Competition.

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^- I'm really proud of all the soldiers that stepped forward.

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^As they said inside it takes guts

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^just to put yourself out there and be humbled.

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^- Staff Sergeant Bradley Dines

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^was awarded USARJ NCO Of The Year.

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^And Specialist Benjamin Ruthig

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^as the USARJ Solider Of The Year.

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^The two will go on to compete

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^next at the US army Pacific level in Hawaii.

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^That's it for your news around the Pacific.

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