A Mongolian ceremony participant stands in front of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members before the Khaan Quest 2016 opening ceremony May 22 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual multinational peacekeeping operations exercise conducted in Mongolia and is the capstone exercise for the Global Peace Operations Initiative. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon) Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Khaan Quest 2016 commences with opening ceremony (Image 1 of 15) 160522-M-TA471-016

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