302 AW members return from Exercise Cobra Gold 23
Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing greet Lt. Col. Richard Pantusa, 731st Airlift Squadron aerial chief of firefighting, as he returns home from Exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand to Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Mar. 16, 2023. This year marked the 42nd iteration of the exercise, which is co-sponsored by the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States, with other participants from more than 20 additional nations. The main emphasis of Cobra Gold 23 was readiness, civic action, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, while also seeking to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in those areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Laura Fitzmorris)