Mongolian Armed Forces and U.S. service members, along with more than 20 other nations, held an opening ceremony June 20 to mark the beginning of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at the Five Hills Training Area. Khaan Quest is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise hosted annually by MAF and co-sponsored by U.S. Army, Pacific, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney speaks to U.S. Marines participating in Khaan Quest 2015 at the Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia June 20.
A Mongolian soldier with the Mongolian Armed Forces takes charge of a formation during the opening ceremonies of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 15, 2015.
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment pose for a group photo with a panel of distinguished visitors of participating nations during the opening ceremonies of Khaan Quest 2015, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2015.
Tserendash Tsolmon, Minister of Defense of Mongolia, shakes hands with Piper Anne Wind Campbell, U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, during the opening ceremonies of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2015.
The Mongolian Military Dance and Song Ensemble performs a traditional Mongolian dance for a panel of distinguished visitors of participating nations during the opening ceremonies of Khaan Quest 2015, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2015.
U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, center, deputy commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, poses for a group photo during the opening ceremony of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2015.
A Mongolian soldier with the Mongolian Armed Forces, Special Task Battalion 84, parachutes into the opening ceremonies of Exercise Khaan Quest 2015 at Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 15, 2015.
