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Every clime and place: Marines train alongside Mongolian Army
FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia-A Mongolian Armed Forces officer teaches U.S. Marines from 1st Platoon, Company E, 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division about the AK-47 Assault rifle at the Five Hills Training Area as part of Khaan Quest 2009 in Mongolia on Aug. 14. The Marines and Mongolians exchanged knowledge about their respective weapon systems. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan McCord) Sgt. Dean Davis
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -- Over the windswept steppe near Ulaanbaatar, Lance Cpl. Travis G. Floyd trekked through a live fire course in a part of the world he never expected to see. Full Story
Marine aircraft crew gives MAF tour of ‘Super Hercules’
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia-Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces examine the fuselage of a Marine KC-130 J Monday at an Ulaanbaatar airfield during a tour of the aircraft hosted by Marines from VMGR-152, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The tour was an unofficial event conducted to further increase U.S. and Mongolian partnerships in conjunction with Khaan Quest 2009, a multi-national training exercise with the intention of promoting peace support core competencies. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel H. Woodall) Cpl. Daniel H. Woodall
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia -- Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, gave a tour of their KC-130 J aircraft Tuesday for approximately 30 members of the Mongolian Armed Forces. Full Story
Mongolian, US forces prepare Five Hills Training Area for Khaan Quest 2009
FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -Mongolia’s Honor Guard prepares to march during the opening ceremony for “Khaan Quest“ a multinational peacekeeping training exercise Aug. 15 to Aug. 25. Participating nations include from the US, Mongolia, Singapore, Germany, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Balmer) Cpl. Daniel H. Woodall
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia -- Mongolian Armed Forces, along with U.S. cooperation, are currently finalizing preparations of the Five Hills Training Area for Khaan Quest 2009, a multi-national training exercise with the goal of increasing peace support operation core competencies. Full Story
US, Mongolian forces repair school dorm
ATLAN BULAG, Mongolia - Spc. Lordson Bernardo, a masonry enginner with 871st Engineer Company, scrapes old cement off of a restroom floor Aug. 16 at the Altan Bulag Soum School dormitory. Bernardo, who is in Mongolia for the first time, said he enjoys participating in humanitarian projects because he wants to make a difference in people's lives. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniel H. Woodall) Cpl. Daniel H. Woodall
Khaan Quest 2009 Combined Joint Information Bureau
ALTAN BULAG, Mongolia -- Beginning July 30, approximately 20 soldiers from the 871st Engineering Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, 9th Mission Support Command, United States Army Reserve, along with members of Mongolian Armed Forces have been making repairs to the Altan Bulag Soum School Dormitory in the Tuv Province since July 30. Full Story

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