Gen. Charles Flynn, commanding general of the U.S. Army Pacific, is in Thailand to discuss security cooperation with his Royal Thai Army counterparts and a number of senior government officials.

During a meeting at the Royal Thai Army Headquarters on Wednesday March 23, the Commander-in-Chief of the Thai Army, General Narongphan Jitkaewthae, expressed his gratitude to the US Army Commander for accepting the invitation. on his official visit to Thailand. The Thai army chief also thanked the United States for its excellent care and support of Thai soldiers training in the United States.

Last July, the two men engaged in an online discussion.

Gen. Flynn attended the closing ceremony of the Hanuman Guardian, an annual bilateral exercise between the Royal Thai Army and the U.S. Pacific Army, and visited the sites of several significant cooperative activities between the U.S. and Thai military.

This will be General Flynn’s first visit to Thailand as commanding general of the United States Army Pacific. The US official has a long history of engagements with Thailand dating back to his first visit in 1997 as a major participating in the annual Cobra Gold military exercise.

General Flynn’s visit, which ends Friday, March 25, is part of ongoing engagements to advance shared security goals, increase the complexity of military exercises, assist Thailand’s military modernization and promote an Indo -Free and open Pacific. (NNT)