Carl Jenkins (right), a Global Peace Operations Initiative
Carl Jenkins (right), a Global Peace Operations Initiative subject matter expert, interacts with Philippines Army subject matter expert, D.S. Singson, at the United Nations food distribution training lane at Bi... More
Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, medic instructor with 249th
Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, medic instructor with 249th Regional Training Institute, Oregon Army National Guard, provides feedback to platoon members from Indonesia on medical training at the Birendra Peace Operati... More
Second Lt. Hitoshi Okawa, a platoon leader with the
Second Lt. Hitoshi Okawa, a platoon leader with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, participates in the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal,... More
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S.
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, signs a guest book during a visit to Shanti Prayas-2 at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center for a multinational peacekeeping exercise i... More
Rwandan Armed Forces platoon members, Capt. Deo Mutgoma
Rwandan Armed Forces platoon members, Capt. Deo Mutgoma (left) and Sgt.Joshua Mayandinda (right) pause for a photo during a multinational exercise involving platoons from 11 nations during Shanti Prayas-2 at Bi... More
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S.
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, recognizes participating nations during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Pa... More
Soldiers from the Mongolian armed forces stand in formation
Soldiers from the Mongolian armed forces stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multinational ... More
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Cory Grogan, 115th Mobile Public
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Cory Grogan, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Sgt. April Davis ([email protected]) via DVIDS
Balloons carry a banner during the opening ceremony
Balloons carry a banner during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multinational partnership exercise design... More
Nepalese army Maj. Suraj Lamichane pauses for a photo
Nepalese army Maj. Suraj Lamichane pauses for a photo during Exercise Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The two-week peacekeeping training exercise is part of the Global Peace Op... More
Capt. Ayush Rana, a Nepalese Army Ranger and leader
Capt. Ayush Rana, a Nepalese Army Ranger and leader of the disaster and assessment response program for the Nepalese Army, instructs Indonesian Army platoon members on rescue response techniques during Shanti P... More
A banner is flown during the opening ceremony of Shanti
A banner is flown during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multinational partnership exercise designed to ... More
Sgt. Maj. Yashuhik Kaneko, a trainer from Japan Ground
Sgt. Maj. Yashuhik Kaneko, a trainer from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, reviews a training exercise while 2nd Lt. Okawa Hitoshi, platoon leader, takes notes during Shanti Prayas-2, a multinational peacekeepi... More
The son of Nepalese army Maj. Suraj Lamichane wore
The son of Nepalese army Maj. Suraj Lamichane wore this t-shirt with the words "My Father is a Peacekeeper" while his father was away on a peacekeeping mission. Lamichane participated as a trainer during Exerci... More
A peacekeeping platoon from the Mongolian Armed Forces
A peacekeeping platoon from the Mongolian Armed Forces prepares for patrol training during Exercise Shanti Prayas-2 at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The two-week training exercise is part of the Gl... More
Nepal's chairman of the Interim Election Council, Khil
Nepal's chairman of the Interim Election Council, Khil Raj Regmi, lights the flame of peace as the chief guest for the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center... More
Senior Warrant Officer MD Monir Hossain, of the Bangladesh
Senior Warrant Officer MD Monir Hossain, of the Bangladesh army, leads a platoon for the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 i... More
Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, medic instructor with 249th
Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, medic instructor with 249th Regional Training Institute, Oregon Army National Guard, observes a platoon member from Indonesia treat a simulated casulaty at the Birendra Peace Operations ... More
Capt. Victor Jara (left), an instructor with the Paraguayan
Capt. Victor Jara (left), an instructor with the Paraguayan Army, helps lead a convoy security training lane during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. The two-... More
Platoon Sgt. P. Efran, from the Indonesian national
Platoon Sgt. P. Efran, from the Indonesian national armed forces, leads a formation during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Sh... More
Lt. Narantseteg Altanbagana (3rd from left), a Mongolian
Lt. Narantseteg Altanbagana (3rd from left), a Mongolian Army trainer, pauses for a photo with other trainers from Nepal, Philippines, and Bangladesh during the field training exercise of Shanti Prayas-2 at the... More
Platoon members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense
Platoon members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in a check point exercise during the field training portion of Shanti Prayas-2, a multinational peacekeeping exercise involving platoons from... More
Soldiers from 11 countries stand in formation during
Soldiers from 11 countries stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multinational partn... More
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S.
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, shakes hands with a Nepalese soldier during a visit to Shanti Prayas-2 peacekeeping training at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in ... More
Lance Cpl. Dipak Shrestha, of the Nepalese Army Ranger
Lance Cpl. Dipak Shrestha, of the Nepalese Army Ranger battalion's disaster rescue program, demonstrates a life-saving zip-line technique at Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. Sha... More
A Rwandan Soldier stands guard during a United Nations
A Rwandan Soldier stands guard during a United Nations distribution site training exercise during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The field training exercise includes platoons ... More
Gyanu Thapa, an interpreter with the Nepalese Army,
Gyanu Thapa, an interpreter with the Nepalese Army, helps Rwandan soldiers communicate with role-players during Shanti Prayas-2, Global Peace Operations Initiative peacekeeping training, at the Birendra Peace O... More
A Rwandan female soldier provides aid to a civilian
A Rwandan female soldier provides aid to a civilian role-player pretending to be wounded during a quarrel over food at a United Nations distribution site during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations ... More
A patch from the shoulder of a platoon member from
A patch from the shoulder of a platoon member from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participating in Shanti Prayas-2, a multinational peacekeeping exercise involving platoons from 11 nations, at the Birendra... More
Platoon members from the Paraguyan Army stand guard
Platoon members from the Paraguyan Army stand guard during Shanti Prayas-2, a Global Peace Operations Initiative training exercise. This multinational exercise is led by the Nepalese Army and sponsored by the U... More
Lt. Alex Kabasha (front) leads a platoon of Rwandan
Lt. Alex Kabasha (front) leads a platoon of Rwandan Armed Forces soldiers during the opening ceremony for Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Pray... More
The Nepalese Army band performs during the opening
The Nepalese Army band performs during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March. 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multinational partnership exerci... More
Staff Sgt. Joel Wilson, medic instructor with 249th
Staff Sgt. Joel Wilson, medic instructor with 249th Regional Training Institute, Oregon Army National Guard, explains life saving medical skills to a platoon member from Indonesia at the Birendra Peace Operatio... More
Nepalese Army Maj. K.C. Naresh (left) and native New
Nepalese Army Maj. K.C. Naresh (left) and native New Zealander Carl Jenkins, a Global Peace Operations Initiative subject matter expert, pause for a photo at the United Nations food distribution training lane a... More
Maj. Muhammad Abdullah Farabi, a peacekeeping trainer
Maj. Muhammad Abdullah Farabi, a peacekeeping trainer with the Bangladesh Army, poses for a photo during a break in training for Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The two-week tr... More
Experienced Nepalese Army peacekeepers train multinational platoons at...
Nepalese Army peacekeeping trainers, Maj. Ananta Bahadur Singh (right) and Capt. Sunita K.C. (left), give feedback to soldiers for an After Actions Review of training at Shanti Prayas-2, a peacekeeping exercise... More
Civilian role-players and Rwandan soldiers enact a
Civilian role-players and Rwandan soldiers enact a scenario involving people with disabilities needing assistance gathering food and supplies at a United Nations distribution site during Shanti Prayas-2 peaceke... More
Capt. Rajani Karki (front) leads a Nepalese army platoon
Capt. Rajani Karki (front) leads a Nepalese army platoon during the opening ceremony for Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multina... More
Nepal's chairman of the Interim Election Council, Khil
Nepal's chairman of the Interim Election Council, Khil Raj Regmi (center), lights the flame of peace as the chief guest for the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Traini... More
Maj. Muhammad Abdullah Farabi, a Bangladesh Army
Maj. Muhammad Abdullah Farabi, a Bangladesh Army peacekeeping trainer, walks up a hill prior to the Philippine platoon conducting a cordon and search training exercise during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Pea... More
A member of the Nepalese Army Ranger battalion's disaster
A member of the Nepalese Army Ranger battalion's disaster rescue program demonstrates rappelling during Exercise Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The Field Training Exercise inc... More
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S.
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, receives a tour by the Nepalese army during a visit to Shanti Prayas-2 at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shan... More
Paraguayan peacekeeper trains to protect human rights
Capt. Victor Jara, an instructor with the Paraguayan Army, helps lead a convoy security training lane during Shanti Prayas-2 peacekeeping training exercise at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Pa... More
Indonesian platoon brings motivational spirit to Shanti Prayas-2
Indonesian soldiers perform a motivational yell after finishing a training lane during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. The Field Training Exercise, hosted by the Nepalese Army ... More
A soldier with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces looks
A soldier with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces looks on during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas-2, March 25, at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal. Shanti Prayas-2 is a multinat... More
Lance Cpl. Dipak Shrestha, of the Nepalese Army Ranger
Lance Cpl. Dipak Shrestha, of the Nepalese Army Ranger battalion's disaster rescue program, demonstrates the evacuation of a casualty during Shanti Prayas-2 at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center. Sha... More
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S.
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Conant, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Command, is presented with a gift during a visit to Shanti Prayas-2 peacekeeping training at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, N... More
Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, a medic instructor with the
Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, a medic instructor with the 249th Regional Training Institute, Oregon Army National Guard, and Capt. Shakhar Gurung, a Nepalese Army trainer, teach life saving medical skills to a platoo... More
Sgt. Maj. Yashuhik Kaneko, a trainer from Japan Ground
Sgt. Maj. Yashuhik Kaneko, a trainer from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, reviews an exercise with 2nd Lt. Okawa Hitoshi, platoon leader, and other Japanese platoon members during Shanti Prayas-2, a multinatio... More
Nepal Army Maj. K.C. Naresh, a field training exercise
Nepal Army Maj. K.C. Naresh, a field training exercise subject matter expert, gives instructions to soldiers at the United Nations food distribution training lane at Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in... More