Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, clear window frame debris during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as part of Exercise Khaan Quest in the Nalaikh District of U More
Engineers with the Mongolian Armed Forces conduct preparation work on the rooftop of Erdmiin Oyun High School in the Nalaikh district of Ulaanbaatar, July 20. The MAF engineers are working alongside U.S. Marine More
Mongolian Armed Forces engineers with 017 Construction Regiment receive instructions from their supervisor prior to starting work, July 22. A multinational team of engineers, which includes U.S. Marines with 9t More
Pfc. Ismael Moctezumadelalanza, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, lines up a cut with a chopsaw during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as part of Exe More
Lance Cpl. John Toniolo, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, measures the width of a door frame at Erdmiin Oyun school in the Nalaikh district of Ul More
Lance Cpl. Ryan E. Brake (left) and Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Cornelison with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, trim back tree branches during renovati More
Lance Cpl. Taylor Tingey, combat engineer with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, holds a piece of lumber as Mongolian Armed Forces Sgt. Amarzaya Yagaan, a builder with 0 More
Construction specialists with 017 Construction Regiment, Mongolian Armed Forces, sift pebbles and small pieces of gravel out of sand before using it to make emulsion, July 26. The multinational team of engineer More
Spc. Aleksandr Popov, an interior electrician with 176th Engineer Company (Vertical), 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, builds a foundation form during renovation of Erdmiin Oyun School, July More
Lt. Gen. Ts. Byambajav, Chief of General Staff for the Mongolian Armed Forces, tours the joint U.S.-Mongolian camp at Five Hills Training Area, Aug 1. Approximately 1,000 service members from 13 nations are par More
Mongolian Armed Forces Lt. Col. J. Molorbold (left), chief of Peace and Support Operations Division G3, answers a question as U.S. Marine Col. Hector Velez, U.S. exercise director during Khaan Quest 2013, takes More
The ceremonial band for 014 Construction Unit, Mongolian Armed Forces, plays traditional military music Aug. 2, prior to the start of the opening ceremony for the engineering and medical projects taking place i More
Maj. Shamshod Odinamamadov (left), a platoon commander with Peacekeeping Battalion, Tajikistan Army, takes a break outside the briefing tents with Nepalese Army Capt. Janardan Gurung, an instructor at the Biren More
Lance Cpl. Jeff Landis, with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty as 2nd Lt. E. Ichinkhorloo, a dental officer with the Mongolian Armed Forces' Peacekee More
Soldiers with the Mongolian Armed and Cadets with the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) act as simulated casualties during a combat first aid training, Aug. 6. Approximately 1,000 service members More
(From left) Mongolian Armed Forces Col. B. Baatar, commander of Tavan Tolgoi (Five Hills) training area; Dr. Peter R. Lavoy, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs; Marine More
Mongolian Armed Forces Trainer Sgt. A. Batsukh, with the Peace Support Operations Training Center, Tavan Tolgoi (Five Hills) Training Area, talks with another MAF soldier during the exercise Khaan Quest surviva More
Soldiers with the Mongolian Armed Forces role play as both rioters and peacekeepers while training on the vehicle checkpoint lane, Aug. 8. Khaan Quest is a peacekeeping operations-focused, combined training eve More
Col. Hector Velez (right), U.S. exercise director for Khaan Quest 2013, and Mongolian Armed Forces Col. B. Baatar (center), commanding officer of Tavan Tolgoi (Five Hills) Training Area, greet Gen. Shigeru Iwas More
Military medical professionals from Canada, Republic of Korea and the U.S. join counterparts with the Mongolian Armed Forces as well as local health professionals during a 4-day Subject Matter Expert Exchange a More
Colleen Ruru, with the Center for Civil-Military Relations in Monterey, Calif., and serving as the lead planner for Khaan Quest's command post exercise, briefs U.S. Army Recruit Officer Training Corps cadets an More
Members of the 014 Engineer Unit Ceremonial Band play traditional Mongolian military music prior to the start of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Erdmiin Orgil School in Nalaikh district, Ula More
Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, addresses service members from 13 nations during the closing ceremony for exercise Khaan Quest 2013, Aug. 14. The multinational peacekee More
Mongolian Armed Forces Sgt. Gantugs Battsengel, a builder with the MAF's 017 Construction Unit, hands a pair of wire cutters to Army Sgt. Sean Belka, an engineer with 176th Engineer Company (Vertical), 96th Tro More
Staff Sgt. Antonio A. Tyler (left) and Lance Cpl. John Toniolo, members of 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, review plans during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as part of More
Lance Corporals Taylor Tingey (left) and Bennett Russ (right) measure lumber, while U.S. Army Spc. Aleksandr Popov (center) cuts it, as the joint team works together July 22 to construct a handicap-accessible r More
Lance Cpl. Braxton R. Moody, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, works to clear debris from a window frame during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as pa More
U.S. Army Specialist Aleksandr Popov with 176th Engineer Company (Vertical), 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bennett Russ with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd More
Mongolian Armed Forces Sgt. Tserendolgor Erdenebayar, a builder with 017 Construction and Engineering Unit, applies emulsion to the exterior wall of Erdmiin Oyun schoolin the Nalaikh district of Ulaanbaatar as More
Lance Cpl. Jaicinio Jarrettsoto remove forms from the concrete foundation of a handicap-accessible ramp at Erdmiin Oyun School as part of Exercise Khaan Quest in the Nalaikh District of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, J More
Pfc. Ismael Moctezunadelalanza, a bulk fuel specialist with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, tears down an old window frame while renovating Erdmiin Oyun School, July 26. A multinatio More
Lance Cpl. Bennett Russ (front) and Lance Cpl. Taylor Tingey add "all-threads" to foundation wall forms while building a handicap-accessible ramp at Erdmiin Oyun School, July 27. U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer More
Mongolian Armed Forces Lt. Col. J. Molorbold, chief of Peace and Support Operations Division G3, and U.S. Marine Col. Hector Velez, U.S. exercise director during Khaan Quest 2013, conduct a press conference wit More
Lt. Gen. Ts. Byambajav, Chief of General Staff for the Mongolian Armed Forces, receives a brief alongside Col. Hector Velez, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific and U.S. exercise director for Khaan Quest 2013, at More
Military medical professionals from Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Canada and the U.S. stand in formation Aug. 2, prior to the start of the opening ceremony for the engineering and medical projects and expertise More
Soldiers from the Tajikistan and Nepalese armies take a break outside the briefing tents at Five Hills Training Area, Aug. 4. Approximately 1,000 service members from 13 different nations are participating in K More
Lance Corporals Rob Magnuson and Rafael Cortez buddy drag Lance Cpl. Jeff Landis, a simulated casualty, while conducting combat first aid training, Aug. 5. Approximately 1,000 service members from 13 different More
Dr. Peter R. Lavoy, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, prepares to sign a visitor/memoribilia book in the Honorary Room for Mongolian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Guriin Rag More
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Mike Weeks drags Cadet Brian Naston as Petty Officer 3rd Class Dan Mundy supervises during a mass casualty drill, Aug 6. Approximately 1,000 service members from More
Cpl. Evan Frickey, a trainer for the Khaan Quest 2013 survival course and member of the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, prepares "550 cord" to be used for traps, Aug. 7. Khaan More
Mongolian Armed Forces Col. B. Baatar (right), commanding officer of Tavan Tolgoi (Five Hills) Training Area, asks Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, Chief of the Joint Staff for the Japan Self Defense Forces and Japan's to More
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brent Becker, a medical officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, delivers a class on burn injuries during the Subject Matter Expert Exchange at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Mongolian More
Australian Army Maj. Scott McMahon, acting as the executive officer for the Multinational Brigade, delivers a quick brief to his staff officers during Khaan Quest's command post exercise, Aug. 12. Khaan Quest, More
Canadian Forces Capt. Patrick Reid, an engineer with 1 Engineer Support Unit, Joint Operational Support Group out of Kingston, Ontario, leads a multinational formation of U.S. Marines from 9th Engineer Support More
Mongolian Armed Forces soldiers march past an international delegation during the closing ceremony for exercise Khaan Quest 2013, Aug. 14. The multinational peacekeeping exercise is hosted annually by the Mongo More
U.S. Army Sgt. Sean M. Belka with 176th Engineer Company (Vertical), 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, and members of the Mongolian Armed Forces work to repair a jackhammer during Exercise Kha More
Army Master Sgt Andrew Haas, site foreman and operations sergeant with 96th Troops Command, Washington Army National Guard, stands aside as Mongolian Armed Forces 1st Lt. Tumurbataar Tulga, training officer for More
Mongolian Armed Forces Pvt. Baljinyam Batbeleg (left) and Pvt. Uuganbaatar Dashdagam, both members of the MAF's 338 Construction Unit, bundle loose vegetation that was removed from the roof of Erdmiin Oyun High More
Mongolian and U.S. armed forces engineers review the renovation plans at Erdmiin Oyun school, July 24. The multinational team of engineers and construction specialists, which includes U.S. Marines with 9th Engi More
U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force,pour concrete during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun school as part of Exercise Khaan Quest in the Na More
Lance Cpl. Jaicinio Jarrettsoto (left) and Pfc. Luis Maranon remove forms from the concrete foundation of a handicap-accessible ramp at Erdmiin Oyun School as part of Exercise Khaan Quest in the Nalaikh Distric More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Cornelison (left) and Pfc. Ismael Moctezunadelalanza mark the height of a new doorway into Erdmiin Oyun School, July 27. U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion and U.S. Army sol More
Col. Hector Velez, U.S. exercise director during Khaan Quest 2013, speaks with Mongolian reporters following a joint U.S.-Mongolian Armed Forces press conference. Lt. Col. N. Nyamjargal (center), staff officer More
Brig. Gen. R. Sukhbat, commander of general purpose troops, Mongolian Armed Forces, addresses local residents, members of the Mongolian press, and a multinational team of service members Aug. 2, during the open More
Nepalese Army Capt. Janardan Gurung (right), an instructor at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center Nepal, introduces himself to 1st Sgt. Jeff Alberts, a fellow "sapper" and senior-enlisted U.S. Army re More
Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sgt. M. Baigalmaa, a nurse with the MAF's Peace Support Operations Center, checks a tourniquet after Lance Cpl. Rafael Cortez, a rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari More
Dr. Peter R. Lavoy, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, signs the visitor/memoribilia book in the Honorary Room for Mongolian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Guriin Ragchaa at t More
Cpl. Justin Haish, an instructor for the Khaan Quest 2013 survival course and member of the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, dismounts during a rope corral demonstration for Mon More
Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, Chief of the Joint Staff for the Japan Self Defense Forces and Japan's top uniformed military official, receives a series of small gifts from Mongolian Armed Forces Col. B. Baatar, command More
Surgeons from the Mongolian Armed Forces and the Republic of Korea operate on a patient at the MAF's Central Clinical Hospital in Ulaanbaatar during exercise Khaan Quest's Subject Matter Expert Exchange, Aug. 9 More
Command post exercise (CPX) participants from the U.S., India, Mongolia and the Republic of Korea, listen as they receive instructions from their executive officer, Aug. 12. Khaan Quest, a multinational peaceke More
Military medical professionals from Mongolia, India, Canada, the Republic of Korea and the U.S. stand in a multilateral formation at the Cooperative Health Engagement and Subject Matter Expert Exchange closing More
Soldiers with the 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Alaska Army National Guard, march past an international delegation during the closing ceremony for exercise Khaan Quest 2013, Aug. 14. Lt. Gen. Terry G. More
U.S. and Mongolian engineers review the renovation plan from the rooftop of Erdmiin Oyun High School in the Nalaikh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 20. The Mongolian and U.S. armed forces are working si More
U.S. Army Sgt. Phil E. Chavez with 176th Engineer Company (Vertical), 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, hands a sledge hammer to Cpl. Nathaniel Fetner with Alpha Company, 9th Engineer Support More
Mongolian Armed Forces Pvt. Gantur Ganbold (left) and Pvt. Altanochir Amgalanbaatar, both members of the MAF's 338 Construction Unit, clean up loose brush surrounding Erdmiin Oyun High School, July 22. A multin More
Mongolian Armed Forces Pvt. Gantur Ganbold, a builder with MAF's 338 Construction Unit, scrapes loose emulsion from the exterior wall of Erdmiin Oyun High School, July 23. A multinational team of engineers, whi More
Mongolian and U.S. armed forces engineers use gravel to support the form of a handicap-accessible ramp they are constructing at Erdmiin Oyun school, July 24. The multinational team of engineers and construction More
Lance Cpl. Bennett Russ with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pulls frames from a concrete pour during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun school as part o More
Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, apply a water cure to strengthen concrete foundation of a handicap-accessible ramp at Erdmiin Oyun School as part of Exercise Khaan Ques More
A local child talks with Staff Sgt. Antonio Tyler by pantomiming a hippopotamus then telling him the Mongolian word. A multinational team of engineers from the Mongolian Armed Forces, U.S. Marines and Washingto More
Private First Class Derrick Wilkerson and Lance Cpl. Braxton Moody use a chisel and hammer to widen a doorway at Erdmiin Oyun School, July 27. U.S. Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion and U.S. Army sold More
Mr. McHugh Pierre, deputy director of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affair, addresses local residents, members of the Mongolian press, and a multinational team of service members Aug. 2, during More
Tajikistan Army Maj. Anvar Khasanov, engineer section commander with the General Staff, Tajikistan Ministry of Defense, talks with 1st Sgt. Jeff Alberts, Alaska Army National Guard and senior-enlisted U.S. Army More
U.S. Army Spc. Elizabeth Bryson (center) works with Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sgt. M. Baigalmaa and 2nd Lt. E. Ichinkhorloo (back) to lead a combat first aid course for U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd B More
Mongolian Armed Forces Maj. D. Myagmarjav, MAF director of the field training exercise (FTX) during Khaan Quest, delivers a brief to Dr. Peter R. Lavoy, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacif More
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Mike Weeks drags Cadet Brian Naston as Cpl. Clinton Bilbrey supervises during a mass casualty drill, Aug 6. Approximately 1,000 service members from 13 different More
Senior Sgt. Ch. Batbold, an instructor/translator for the Khaan Quest 2013 survival course and member of the 330th Infantry Unit, Mongolian Armed Forces, delivers instructions during a rope corral demonstration More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Hoskins demonstrates the trigger mechanism on a victim-operated improvised explosive device to Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, Chief of the Joint Staff for the Japan Self Defense Forces and Jap More
Mongolian Armed Forces 1st Lt. Dorjgotov Munkh-Ulzii, an internal medicine officer with the MAF's 120 Medical Unit, examines a patient at Golomt Elementary School during Khaan Quest's Cooperative Health Engagem More
Brian Isbell, from the Center for Civil-Military Relations in Monterey, Calif., briefs U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Rebekah Williams (far right) and other role players during the comman More
Maj. Gen. B. Bayarmagnai, deputy chief of general staff for the Mongolian Armed Forces, addresses local residents, members of the Mongolian media and multinational troops during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for th More
Soldiers with the Nepalese Army march past an international delegation during the closing ceremony for Exercise Khaan Quest 2013, Aug. 14. The multinational peacekeeping exercise is hosted annually by the Mongo More
A combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, dismantles a concrete awning at Erdmiin Oyun High School in the Nalaikh district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 20. Marine combat engineers are working alo More
Lance Cpl. Bennett Russ, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, hammers loose chunks of concrete out of awning during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun High School as p More
Lance Cpl. John M. Toniolo holds a baseboard steady as Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Zawel widens a doorway as a multinational team of engineers work to renovate a local high school, July 22. Engineers from the U.S. More
U.S. Marine Pfc. Ismael Moctezumadelalanza and Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Zawel observe as Mongolian Armed Forces Sgt. Chagvadorj Nokhoijav, a builder with the MAF's 017 Construction Unit, cuts a piece of lumber. More
Mongolian and U.S. armed forces engineers pour concrete to form the base of a handicap-accessible ramp at Erdmiin Oyun High School, July 24. The multinational team of engineers and construction specialists, whi More
Local contractors and soldiers with 338 Construction and Engineering Unit, Mongolian Armed Forces, install new windows during renovation work on Erdmiin Oyun school as part of Exercise Khaan Quest in the Nalaik More
U.S. Army Sgt. Phil E. Chavez with 176th Engineer Company (Vertical), 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, assists engineers with 017 Construction Regiment, Mongolian Armed Forces, during renovat More
U.S. Army Sgt. Phil E. Chavez jokes about his age with engineers from Construction Unit 338, Mongolian Armed Forces, after pretending to use his shovel as a cane, July 26. The multinational team of engineers is More
Sergeant 1st Class Michael Gegenheimer, construction site noncommissioned officer-in-charge, takes time out of his supervisory role to measure lumber during a renovation project at Erdmiin Oyun School, July 27. More
A young Mongolian dancer puts on a solo performance at the conclusion of the opening ceremony for the engineering and medical projects and expertise exchanges taking place in Nalaikh district, Ulaanbaatar, Mong More
Australian Army Maj. Paul Manoel, U.S. operations officer for Khaan Quest and an operations staff officer at U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, works with a joint-combined team to develop a radio communication p More
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Tyler Brakner drags Cadet Tyler Murray as Lance Cpl. Ryan Ill creates additional chaos during a mass casualty drill, Aug 6. Approximately 1,000 service members f More