Korat 553rd Recon Wing in Navy COTTON the B-57 Canberra's retirement marked

the B-57 Canberra's retirement marked the ending of the era of the tactical bomber

and served as headquarters for the Viet Cong

The civil war inside Laos and fears of it spreading into Thailand led the Thai government to allow the United States to use covertly five Thai bases beginning in 1961 for the air defense of Thailand and to fly reconnaissance flights over Laos

Caps will ship beginning June 1

Korat 553rd Recon Wing in Navy COTTON the B-57 Canberra's retirement markedKorat 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