Alaska National Guard Medical Detachment leads field medical training at Khaan Quest 2016 [Image 22 of 25]

FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA

05.30.2016

Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan 

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

A U.S. Army combat medic prepares to insert a nasopharyngeal airway tube into a simulated patient’s nasal passage during a practical application exercise in the combat medical care lane of Khaan Quest 2016 at Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 30. The training equipped soldiers with essential life-saving skills and the ability to prioritize injuries and medical care. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon)

• Date Taken: 05.30.2016
• Date Posted: 05.30.2016 07:09
• Photo ID: 2623441
• VIRIN: 160530-M-TA471-337
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 5.06 MB
• Location: FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MN