Korat Thailand - Proudly Served in OD Green COTTON The B-57 Canberra holds the

The B-57 Canberra holds the distinction of being the first jet bomber in U

Army Special Forces camp before transitioning to a United States Marine Corps combat base

B-52D approaching U-Tapao in October 1972 U-Tapao was initially more of a forward field than it was a main operating base

The base was first used by the Marines in January 1966 during Operation Mallard when the 1st Battalion

Korat Thailand - Proudly Served in OD Green COTTON The B-57 Canberra holds theKorat RTAFB is a major facility for the Cope Tiger exercises, an annual, multinational exercise conducted in two phases in the Asia Pacific region. Cope Tiger involves air forces from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore, as well as U. S. Marine Corps aircraft deployed from Japan. US naval aircraft have also been involved in Cope Tiger. The flying training portion of the exercise promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the