Khaan Quest
Khaan Quest (Mongolian: Хааны эрэлд) is an annual military exercise held in Mongolia for a week in the summer. It brings together over a dozen foreign militaries to engage in the sharing of practices for multinational peacekeeping operations.[1] In the exercise, personnel gain United Nations peacekeeper training as well as certification for support of peacekeeping operations.[2] According to Mongolian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Tserendejidiin Byambajav, "Khaan Quest has become one of the signature training events for the participating nations."[3]
Since its establishment in 2003, it has been held in the Five Hills Training Area. It only became an international exercise in 2006, originally being a joint exercise between the Mongolian Armed Forces and the United States Indo-Pacific Command.[4][5][6] It is usually opened by an opening ceremony attended by the President of Mongolia.
Gallery
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The Mongolian State Honor Guard at the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2007 -
A mock Mongol Empire-era battle conducted by the Mongolian Ground Force during Khaan Quest 2007 -
U.S. Marines standing in formation next to the Military Band of the General Staff during the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2012 -
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Lieutenant General Dulamsürengiin Davaa speaking at an elementary school in the Songino Khairkhan during Khaan Quest 2014 -
People's Liberation Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during Khaan Quest 2015 -
U.S. Army and Marine Corps officials conversing with a People's Liberation Army senior colonel during Khaan Quest 2015 -
Malaysian UN peacekeepers protected by Mongolian soldiers while treating a simulated casualty in a riot control exercise during Khaan Quest 2016 -
Armed Forces of the Philippines members in a cultural exchange event during Khaan Quest 2016 -
Alaska Air National Guard members loading cargo pallets at Chinggis Khaan International Airport during Khaan Quest 2018
See also
References
- ^ "DVIDS - Exercise Khaan Quest 2019". DVIDS.
- ^ "Mongolian and U.S. Announce Their Participation in Khaan Quest 2019". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
- ^ Miller, J. Berkshire. "UN Peacekeeping Exercise 'Khaan Quest' Marks 10 Year Anniversary". Forbes.
- ^ "Int'l peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2018 begins in Mongolia - China Military". eng.chinamil.com.cn.
- ^ "Asia-Pacific Defense FORUM". CINCPAC. July 12, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ Schoff, James L. (July 12, 2005). Tools for Trilateralism: Improving U.S.-Japan-Korea Cooperation to Manage Complex Contingencies. Potomac Books. ISBN 9781574889833 – via Google Books.
External links
Media related to Khaan Quest at Wikimedia Commons