August 10, 2013

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Marine Corps Installations Pacific > News > News Article Display: "FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -- The 11th iteration of Exercise Khaan Quest officially started Aug. 3 as military leaders and senior government officials from Mongolia, the U.S., and other regional partners gathered for an opening ceremony.

Khaan Quest is one of the largest peacekeeping and stability exercises and has played a part in training thousands of service members from around the world.

“Khaan Quest has become one of the signature training events for the participating nations,” said Mongolian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Ts. Byambajav, chief of general staff for the MAF. “At this moment we have more than 150,000 international peacekeeping troops performing their duties overseas … this is a result of the Khaan Quest exercises.”"

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