Keywords: US Navy 020424-N-9818S-004 WestPac Express Troop Carrier.jpg en Sattahip Chuk Samet Thailand Apr 24 2002 -- Chief Warrant Officer Gene Rose Operations Officer for the Motor Vehicle MV WestPac Express explains the functions of the ship The MV WestPac Express is a chartered Military Sealift Command ship that arrived in Thailand to transport U S Marines taking part in exercise Cobra Gold 2002 Cobra Gold 2002 is the 21st U S Pacific Command exercise conducted in Thailand and is designed to demonstrate the ability of U S Forces to deploy rapidly and conduct Joint-Combined Operations with the Thai and Singapore Armed Forces U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Jennifer A Smith RELEASED 2002-04-24 020424-N-9818S-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 1363 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Jennifer A Smith PD-USGov-Military-Navy Westpac Express ship 2001 Images from US Navy location Chuk Samet Thailand Cobra Gold 2002 April 2002 photographs |