The humanitarian assistance and disaster reduction (HADR) exercise of Cobra Gold 2023 multinational exercise was kicked off in Rayong, Thailand, on February 24, involving troops from nine countries including China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
2月24日，“金色眼镜蛇-2023”多国联合演习人道主义救援减灾演练在泰国罗勇府开幕。来自中国、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡、印尼等9国人员参加。
During the table-top drills that began on February 24 and 25, seven military and civilian experts from institutions like the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the International Red Cross, and the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA center), among others, gave lectures against the background of flood disaster caused by the tropical storm in a disaster-struck country, with all the participants being divided into eight groups at random.
在24日、25日开始的桌面推演中，来自联合国人道主义事务协调厅、国际红十字会、东盟人道主义援助灾害管理协调中心等专业机构的7名军地专家，以受灾国遭受热带风暴引发洪水灾害为背景展开授课，并将各方参演人员随机分到8个小组进行模拟桌面推演练习。
The Chinese military had sent a 25-person contingent for the exercise, which was selected from a brigade under the PLA 75th Group Army. They will participate in engineering assistance events, HADR tabletop exercise and high-level forum, as well as live drills on first aid, fire rescue, etc. Prior to the exercise, the participating teams had undergone intensified training on more than 10 specialized courses, such as aerial rescue, water rescue, shaft rescue, medical service rescue and engineering construction.
中方派出25人的实兵分队参演，由第75集团军某旅为主抽组而成，主要参加包括工程援建、人道主义救援减灾桌面推演、高级论坛，以及医疗急救、消防救援等课目实兵演练。此前，参演分队重点对高空救援、水上救援、竖井救援、卫勤救援、工程施工等10余个专业课目进行了强化训练。
It is learned that the joint exercise will last until March 10, and this marks the 10th consecutive involvement of the Chinese military at invitation since 2014.
据了解，此次联演将持续到3月10日，这是我军自2014年以来连续第10次应邀参演。
