A South Korean delegation of Navy and Marine Corps personnel aboard the 2,600-ton amphibious landing craft, the Hyangnobong, leaves port in the city of Busan on Jan. 26. 2012, bound for Thailand for the Feb. 5-17 Cobra Gold exercise. The multinational exercise is to hone humanitarian operational skills and seven participating countries, including South Korea, the United States and Japan, will take part. (Yonhap)
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