A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)
A US Marine eats a scorpion as he participates in a jungle survive program as part of the annual combined military exercise Cobra Gold 2010 at a Navy base in Chonburi province on February 9, 2010. About 14,000 military personnel from six nations, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, US, Singapore and Japan, are involved in the largest US-led war games in the Pacific, ending on February 11. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO/PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
Like an episode of “Fear Factor,” Marines drank cobra blood and ate scorpions during a jungle survival program as part of the annual combined military exercise Cobra Gold 2010 at a Navy base in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Feb. 9. About 14,000 military personnel from six nations — South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Singapore and Japan — are involved in the largest U.S.-led war games in the Pacific, which end Feb. 11. (Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP / Getty Images)
