Cobra Gold 2015

Thai military officers inspecting mock evacuation site during Cobra Gold 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)

A group of Thai military personnel pose for a photograph after conducting a civilian evacuation drill. (Steve Herman/VOA News)

American "evacuees" board a pair of US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. (Steve Herman/VOA News)

Members of Japan's Ground Self Defense Force escort Japanese "evacuees" to an aircraft during Cobra Gold 2015. (Steve Herman/VOA News)