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    SHANTI PRAYAS

    Shanti Prayas

    Shanti Prayas    

    Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III is a Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) capstone exercise designed to train defense personnel for participation in United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping missions. Participants train on the skills required to successfully carry out U.N. peacekeeping mission mandates and tasks during concurrently run Staff Training Events (STE), Field Training Events (FTE), and U.S. - Nepal bilateral U.N. Critical Enabler Capabilities Enhancement (2CE) courses. Shanti Prayas III will take place March 20-April 3 at Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre (BPOTC), Panchkhal, Nepal.

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    Pacific Newsbreak For March 29, 2017

    Pacific Newsbreak For March 29, 2017
    03.29.17 | Sgt Paul Williams III | AFN-P
    Service members keep their humanitarian and disaster relief skills sharp, and soldiers in Nepal practice mass casualty evacuations.
    Pacific Newsbreak for March 21st 2017

    Pacific Newsbreak for March 21st 2017
    03.21.17 | Courtesy Video | AFN-P
    In this Pacific Newsbreak, PACOM Commander Admiral Harry Harris speaks at the opening ceremony of multinational peacekeeping exercise Shanti...
    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Opening Ceremony Prime Cuts

    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Opening...
    03.20.17 | PO2 Justin Mohr | AFN-P
    Militaries from more than 30 countries take part in the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas III in Nepal. Shanti Prayas III is a multinational...
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    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony

    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony
    04.03.17 | PO2 Justin Mohr | AFN-P
    Nepalese soldiers perform a martial arts demonstration in the closing ceremony during exercise Shanti Prayas III in Nepal. Shanti Prayas is a...
    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony

    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony
    04.03.17 | PO2 Justin Mohr | AFN-P
    Nepalese soldiers perform a martial arts demonstration in the closing ceremony during exercise Shanti Prayas III in Nepal. Shanti Prayas is a...
    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony

    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony
    04.03.17 | PO2 Justin Mohr | AFN-P
    Nepalese performers play traditional songs in the closing ceremony during exercise Shanti Prayas III in Nepal. Shanti Prayas is a multinational...
    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony

    Exercise Shanti Prayas III Closing Ceremony
    04.03.17 | PO2 Justin Mohr | AFN-P
    Nepalese soldiers present their colors in the closing ceremony during exercise Shanti Prayas III in Nepal. Shanti Prayas is a multinational United...
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    Shanti Prayas III officially comes to a close
    04.02.17 | SFC Michael Behlin | 8TSC
    Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Shanti Prayas III officially came to a close today during a ceremony at the Birendra Peace Operation Training Centre in Panchkhal, Nepal.

    United Nations regional peacekeeping...
    04.02.17 | Lt. Col. Cody Chiles | INDOPACOM
    PANCHKHAL, Nepal — Senior peacekeeping leaders from the United Nations (U.N.) attended a regional seminar designed to develop capabilities and improve performance during peacekeeping operations at the Nepalese Army Headquarters and the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre (BPOTC) March 31 – April 2.
    Women, Peace, Security and the Future of U.N. Peacekeeping

    Women, Peace, Security and the Future of...
    04.01.17 | SFC Michael Behlin | 8TSC
    Multinational instructors are promoting the role of women in peacekeeping operations and the inclusion of gender perspective into United Nations...
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