美国海军亚伯拉罕·林肯号航母战斗群约5000名水兵和海军陆战队员预计本周将访问泰国芭提雅进行休假1。该航母在海上航行了创纪录的250天后停靠泰国芭提雅附近2。芭提雅位于曼谷东南约100公里处，以夜生活和性旅游而闻名12。
这座海滨城市与美军渊源深厚。越战时期，美国在泰国驻扎了40,000至50,000名服役人员，促使芭提雅逐步发展成为性旅游中心1。1991年苏联解体后，俄罗斯游客在1990年代大量涌入该地1。近年来，芭提雅已通过开发主题公园、植物园和文化景点等家庭友好设施进行品牌重塑1。
针对此次上岸休假，美国海军已部署岸巡人员与泰国警察合作维持秩序1。泰国法律禁止卖淫，根据《美国武装部队统一军法》第134条，军人嫖娼属违法行为1。
Approximately 5,000 sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group are expected to visit Pattaya, Thailand this week for shore leave 1. The visit comes after the carrier completed a record 250 days at sea 2. The port call represents a significant moment for the storied relationship between the U.S. military and this Southeast Asian coastal city, which lies roughly 100 kilometers southeast of Bangkok 1.
Pattaya's modern tourism landscape bears little resemblance to its reputation during the Vietnam War era, when the presence of 40,000 to 50,000 American service members stationed across Thailand transformed it into a center for sex tourism 1. The city has undergone extensive rebranding in recent years, developing family-friendly attractions including theme parks, botanical gardens, and cultural venues to diversify its appeal 1. The 1966 Entertainment Places Act created legal ambiguity around sex work in Thailand, while Russian tourists flooded the city during the 1990s following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 1.
Both Thai and American authorities are preparing for the sailors' arrival. The U.S. Navy has deployed shore patrol personnel to work alongside Thai police in maintaining order during the visit 1. While Thailand's laws prohibit prostitution, and the U.S. military code—specifically Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice—prohibits service members from engaging in such activities 1, the historical connection between American forces and Pattaya's entertainment sector remains a defining feature of the city's identity.
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