U.S. Marine, Capt. Dylan Q. Nicholas, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, currently attached to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, awaits the all clear to take off at Royal Thai Air Force Base Korat, Thailand on Feb. 16, 2015. U.S. Marines attached to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Royal Thai Air Force train together bi-laterally to maintain readiness and interoperability in support of peace and security in the region as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch)