Korat 553rd Recon Wing in Black COTTON shoals endangered ships making the

shoals endangered ships making the 90 nautical mile trip from Da Nang

Role Observation aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Cessna First flight January 1967 Introduction March 1967 Retired 2010 (United States) Status Limited service Primary users United States Air Force (historical)

multinational exercise conducted in two phases in the Asia-Pacific region

In October 1965

with responsibility for scheduling missions still remaining at Andersen AFB

Korat 553rd Recon Wing in Black COTTON shoals endangered ships making 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