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Exercise Cope Tiger, an annual trilateral air exercise conducted by Singapore, Thailand and the United States, came to a close at Korat Air Base, Thailand yesterday. The closing ceremony was officiated by Singapore's Chief of Air Force, Major-General Ng Chee Meng; Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Itthaporn Subhawong; and Commander of the United States 13th Air Force, Lieutenant-General Stanley Kresge.
The exercise, the 18th in its series, was conducted in two phases - the first phase, a command post exercise, was held at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore from 19 to 23 Dec 2011, while the second phase, a flying training exercise, was conducted at Korat Air Base from 12 to 23 Mar 2012.
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