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    Mongolian Armed Forces members, U.S. Marines train side-by-side [Image 5 of 19]

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    A military convoy of olive-green trucks is halted on a dirt track across an open steppe landscape, with soldiers in brown/olive uniforms deployed along the roadside in tactical positions. The vehicles are marked with blue flags, consistent with United Nations peacekeeping exercise markings or exercise force-identification markers. The setting appears to be a wide, flat grassland plain, possibly in Central Asia, under an overcast sky.

    FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA

    06.23.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Alyssa N. Gunton 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Mongolian Armed Forces members and U.S. Marines and sailors provide security for a simulated improvised explosive device drill June 23 at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, during convoy operations training at Exercise Khaan Quest 2014. KQ14 is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise hosted annually by Mongolian Armed Forces and co-sponsored this year by U.S. Army, Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. KQ14 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security. This year marks the 12th iteration of this training event. During the training, the service members searched for simulated improvised explosive devices and then practiced what they would do in a real-world situation. The Marines and sailors are with Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

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    Date Taken: 06.23.2014
    Date Posted: 06.27.2014 23:05
    Photo ID: 1424673
    VIRIN: 140623-M-UY849-303
    Resolution: 2500x1667
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    Location: FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MN
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