Marine 1st Lt. Kyle Hardester participates in a multinational wrestling match at a Naadam Festival during Khaan Quest 2016 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 3. The Naadam Festival featured three sporting events - wrestling, archery and horseback-riding – and is the last official event for participants to experience Mongolian culture prior to the closing ceremony on June 4. 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 Corp
Marine 1st Lt. Kyle Hardester participates in a multinational wrestling match at a Naadam Festival during Khaan Quest 2016 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 3. The Naadam Festival featured three sporting events - wrestling, archery and horseback-riding – and is the last official event for participants to experience Mongolian culture prior to the closing ceremony on June 4. 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. Hardester is assigned to 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon)
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