Mongolian Armed Forces Soldier Col. Batkhurel, Khanuul District Chief of Military Staff, provides opening remarks at the Khaan Quest 2016 Health Services Support Engagement (HSSE) opening ceremony at a local school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 23, 2016. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by Pacific Command, and supported by Army Pacific and Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative progr

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Mongolian Armed Forces Soldier Col. Batkhurel, Khanuul District Chief of Military Staff, provides opening remarks at the Khaan Quest 2016 Health Services Support Engagement (HSSE) opening ceremony at a local school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 23, 2016. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by Pacific Command, and supported by Army Pacific and Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda M. Becerra / Released)

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