U.S. Marines, Soldiers, Sailors along with Mongolian, Singaporean, Indian Armed Forces participate in an ENCAP ribbon-cutting ceremony during Khaan Quest 2016. [Image 5 of 5]

MONGOLIA

06.02.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Markus Castaneda 

AFN Pacific

160602-N-WI365-194 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (June 02, 2016) – U.S. Marines from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion and Soldiers from the 411th Engineer Battalion pose for a group photo with Mongolian civilian officials at the conclusion of a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the completion of a school dormitory that was built as part of an Engineering Civic Action Program during Khaan Quest 2016, in the city of Zuunmod, Mongolia. The dormitory was built by Mongolian soldiers and construction workers; U.S. Marines from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion; U.S. Soldiers from the 411th Engineer Battalion; U.S. Sailors attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4; service members from the Singapore Armed Forces; and service members from the Indian Armed Forces. as part of the annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise Khaan Quest 2016. 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: 06.02.2016
• Date Posted: 06.02.2016 09:00
• Photo ID: 2630325
• VIRIN: 160602-N-WI365-194
• Resolution: 3787x2299
• Size: 1.94 MB
• Location: MN