SINGAPORE : The Singapore Armed Forces, together with the Royal
Thai Armed Forces, the US Pacific Command, the Japanese Self
Defence Force and the Indonesian Armed Forces, will be
participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2007 from 8 to 18 May in
Pattaya, Thailand.
This is a series of multilateral exercises focusing on peace
support and non-combatant evacuation operations.
Six countries - Australia, China, Germany, France, Korea and
Philippines - will also be observing the exercise.
A total of 72 men from the SAF will take part in the exercise -
undertaking the role of staff planners.
In addition, 15 men from the SAF medical team will provide dental
and medical services to the local population under the Medical
Civil Assistance Programme of Cobra Gold 2007.