Korat 553rd Recon Wing in Black COTTON F-100 Super Sabres fought the

F-100 Super Sabres fought the USAF's first air-to-air jet combat duel in the Vietnam War

All United States Air Force personnel were not fully armed

The Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP)

Marine Corps aircraft deployed from Japan

Korat 553rd Recon Wing in Black COTTON F-100 Super Sabres fought 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