The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma. Cyclone Nargis hit the land with sustained winds of 130 mph and gusts of 150-160 mph, equivalent to a strong Category 3 or minimal Category 4 hurricane. On the 5th news reports stated that several thousand...

Over the weekend I was able to get sometime at the paintball courses out here in Thailand. The courses are actually just jungle with some forts and miscellaneous vehicles for reference points. Paintball is a huge hobby for military guys and a great way to hone your military skills. Most bases offer paintball...

The “Cobra Gold” live-fire military exercises, the largest US war games in Asia, are set for May 8 to 18 in eastern Thailand with a focus on multinational peacekeeping operations. The war games were launched 26 years ago and originally limited to US and Thai troops. This year, 3,090 personnel...