U.S. Marines, Mongolian soldiers conduct small boat riverine training course during Khaan Quest 2016. [Image 10 of 13]

MONGOLIA

05.30.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Markus Castaneda 

AFN Pacific

160530-N-WI365-117 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (May 30, 2016) – U.S. Marine Sgt. Nate Hitchcock, assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, accompanies members of the Mongolian Armed Forces into the river during a small boat riverine training course. The small boat riverine training course is part of Khaan Quest 2016 and is the continuation of last week’s basic water survival course to familiarize MAF soldiers with different survival tactics in different environments that can be used during their deployment or U.N. missions. 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Markus Castaneda/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 05.30.2016
• Date Posted: 05.31.2016 04:52
• Photo ID: 2624721
• VIRIN: 160530-N-WI365-117
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 2.3 MB
• Location: MN