Home / WorldWorldBBCWorldBBC·Sep 2, 2026·1 min readWhy do US troops have history with this Thai city?The BBC’s Jonathan Head looks at the links between the US troops and the resort city of Pattaya as an aircraft carrier arrives nearby after 250 days at sea.View original source — BBC ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesWorldBBCWorldSep 2, 2026 · 1 minUS aircraft carrier docks near Thai beach resort Pattaya after record 250 days at seaBBCPoliticsThe HinduPoliticsSep 2, 2026 · 1 minAfter 286 days at sea, U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in ThailandThe HinduWorldSBS NewsWorldSep 2, 2026 · 1 minUS warship arrives in Thailand after record 286 days at seaSBS NewsHealthFrance 24HealthSep 2, 2026 · 1 minUSS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier docks in Thailand after nine months at seaFrance 24
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