US warship
at Laem Chabang - Bangkok Post,
April 21, 2006
The USS Abraham Lincoln is the first aircraft carrier
to dock at Laem Chabang, one of the few ports in Asia able
to berth the nuclear-powered warship. The ship arrived at
the port yesterday. Its crew of almost 6,000 will be allowed
a five-day break in Pattaya...
Pattaya Mayor Niran Watanasatorn said the stopover means
a welcome boost for tourism. The crew would pump hundreds
of millions of baht into the local economy.
A source at the Supreme Command yesterday said that Indonesia
will join next month's annual Cobra Gold military exercise
as a participant for the first time.
Indonesia, a long-time observer, will replace the Philippines
in the multi-national military exercise, scheduled from
May 16 to 26. The source said it is a demand of the US and
Thailand that the drill concentrates on anti-terrorism and
intelligence network operations.
A field exercise involving full-scale combat operations
will be organised in Lop Buri, which is under the First
Army, and a command centre will be set up at the Chulachomklao
Royal Military Academy in Nakhon Nayok. The US has decided
to reduce its troop numbers from 30,000 to 10,000 for this
year's exercise, due to the situation in Iraq.
US warship at Laem Chabang
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