Khaan Quest

Khaan Quest (Mongolian: Хааны эрэлд) is an annual military exercise held in Mongolia for a week in the summer. It brings together over a dozen foreign militaries to engage in the sharing of practices for multinational peacekeeping operations.^[1] In the exercise, personnel gain United Nations peacekeeper training as well as certification for support of peacekeeping operations.^[2] According to Mongolian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Tserendejidiin Byambajav, "Khaan Quest has become one of the signature training events for the participating nations and one of the biggest peacekeeping exercise in the world."^[3]

Since its establishment in 2003, it has been held in the Five Hills Training Area. It only became an international exercise in 2006, originally being a joint exercise between the Mongolian Armed Forces and the United States Indo-Pacific Command.^[4]^[5]^[6] This annual exercise is usually opened opening ceremony by the President of Mongolia and Commander-in-Chief of the Mongolian Armed Forces.

Gallery

The Mongolian State Honor Guard at the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2007
A mock Mongol Empire-era battle conducted by the Mongolian Ground Force during Khaan Quest 2007
U.S. Marines standing in formation next to the Military Band of the General Staff during the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2012
Mongolian, Indian, Canadian, South Korean, and American combat medics during Khaan Quest 2013
Czech, Japanese, American, and Australian soldiers before a convoy during Khaan Quest 2013
Lieutenant General Dulamsürengiin Davaa speaking at an elementary school in the Songino Khairkhan during Khaan Quest 2014
People's Liberation Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during Khaan Quest 2015
U.S. Army and Marine Corps officials conversing with a People's Liberation Army senior colonel during Khaan Quest 2015
Malaysian UN peacekeepers protected by Mongolian soldiers while treating a simulated casualty in a riot control exercise during Khaan Quest 2016
Armed Forces of the Philippines members in a cultural exchange event during Khaan Quest 2016
Alaska Air National Guard members loading cargo pallets at Chinggis Khaan International Airport during Khaan Quest 2018