Photo essay: Cope Tiger 2013 Published March 18, 2013 Defense Media Activity FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- More than 1,900 U.S., Thai and Singapore airmen are participating in the Exercise Cope Tiger 2013 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, and the surrounding area. The U.S. has participated in since 1994. The annual field training exercise, comprised of aviation and ground units, is designed to enhance interoperability and relations amongst each nation's air forces. View the SLIDESHOW to catch a glimpse of what the Airmen have had during the exercise.