Khaan Quest

Khaan Quest (Mongolian: Хааны эрэлд) is an annual Mongolian military exercise held for a week in the summertime. It brings together over a dozen foreign militaries to engage in the sharing of practices for multinational peacekeeping operations.[1] In the exercise, personnel gain United Nations peacekeeper training as well as certification for support of peacekeeping operations.[2] According to Mongolian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Tserendejidiin Byambajav, "Khaan Quest has become one of the signature training events for the participating nations."[3]

Members of the Mongolian Internal Troops in riot gear during the 2010 exercise.

Since its establishment in 2003, it has been held in the Five Hills Training Area. It only became an international exercise in 2006, originally being a joint exercise between the Mongolian Armed Forces and the U.S. Pacific Command.[4][5][6] It is usually opened by an opening ceremony attended by the President of Mongolia.

Gallery

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  Personnel of the United States Marine Corps stand in formation next to the Military Band of the General Staff during the opening ceremony for Khaan Quest 2012.
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  Lieutenant General Dulamsürengiin Davaa speaking at a Cooperative Health Engagement and Engineering Civic Action Program at the 42nd Elementary School in the Songino Khairkhan.
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  Personnel from the Bangladesh Armed Forces and the Mongolian General Purpose Force standing in formation.
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  The Mongolian State Honor Guard at the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2007.
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  Musicians of the Mongolian 014 Construction Unit at Khaan Quest in 2013.

See also

Media related to Khaan Quest at Wikimedia Commons

• Vostok 2018

References

1. "DVIDS - Exercise Khaan Quest 2019". DVIDS.
2. "Mongolian and U.S. Announce Their Participation in Khaan Quest 2019". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
3. Miller, J. Berkshire. "UN Peacekeeping Exercise 'Khaan Quest' Marks 10 Year Anniversary". Forbes.
4. "Int'l peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2018 begins in Mongolia - China Military". eng.chinamil.com.cn.
5. "Asia-Pacific Defense FORUM". CINCPAC. July 12, 2012 – via Google Books.
6. Schoff, James L. (July 12, 2005). "Tools for Trilateralism: Improving U.S.-Japan-Korea Cooperation to Manage Complex Contingencies". Potomac Books – via Google Books.