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    MAF, US Marines exchange expertise through survival training [Image 3 of 6]

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    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting an outdoor training exercise in a birch forest. One soldier is suspended in a harness/sling attached to a rope or pole, appearing to practice a field extraction or rappelling technique. Multiple observers in mixed camouflage patterns stand watching, suggesting a multinational or joint training exercise.

    FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MONGOLIA

    08.07.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    Cpl. Justin Haish, an instructor for the Khaan Quest 2013 survival course and member of the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, dismounts during a rope corral demonstration for Mongolian Armed Forces soldiers and U.S. Marines, Aug. 7. Khaan Quest is a peacekeeping operations-focused, combined training event between U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, U.S. Army Pacific, and the MAF. MARFORPAC and USARPAC have conducted similar training with MAF since 2003, and this exercise marks the 11th iteration of Khaan Quest. Military personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, India, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, United Kingdom and Vietnam are also participating in the exercise. Haish, currently part of the unit deployment program with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is from Kailua, Hawaii.

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    Date Taken: 08.07.2013
    Date Posted: 08.09.2013 12:01
    Photo ID: 992145
    VIRIN: 130807-M-MG222-003
    Resolution: 5178x3540
    Size: 5.76 MB
    Location: FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, MN
    Hometown: KAILUA, HAWAII, US

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