Photo By Sgt. Timothy Hernandez | Republic of Fiji Army Lt. Maikali Beranage stands at Five Hills Training Area,...... read more read more
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Republic of Fiji Army Lt. Maikali Beranage is an infantry officer with 3rd Battalion, Fighting Infantry Regiment, and is participating in Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from June 14-28. Bernange, a Suba, Fiji native, was recruited in 2013 and attended college in a commissioning program before joining the in 2015.
Q: Why did you want to join the Army?
A: “I had other career opportunities, so I did not think of the army as my first choice. One day, an opportunity opened up for me to join; I wanted to try it all.”
Q: What is the importance of you and your soldiers participating in Khaan Quest 2019?
A:”This is my first time being here in Mongolia. Being in Khaan Quest 2019 to focus on peacekeeping suits where we’re from because we mainly go places for [United Nations] peacekeeping operations in [United Natitions Disengagement Observer Force], Golan, [United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon], Lebanon, and Iraq. The training that we will receive over the next two weeks will truly be helpful to the troops, especially when we take what we learn here and teach it to other nations when we go on UN missions. I think the most important thing is to meet new people and exchange ideas on how our militaries work. We all come from different cultures and different backgrounds, so there is a lot to learn from this experience.”
| Date Taken: | 06.14.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2019 22:30 |
| Story ID: | 327468 |
| Location: | ULAANBAATAR, MN |
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