Mongolian peacekeepers team with international forces for Khaan Quest drills

A few weeks after Mongolian peacekeepers came to Beijing for first-time ever cross-training with the Chinese Army, the Mongolians teamed up with forces from the US, Singapore, Germany, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia in Khaan Quest, an annual training exercise that ends this week.

A Mongolian armed forces officer (above) teaches US Marines about the AK-47 Assault rifle at a training area near Ulan Bator last week as the Marines and Mongolians exchanged knowledge about their respective weapon systems.

Training also included such civilian assistance projects as reparing schools, building community centers and assembling housing such as the semi-permanent "ger" (left and right).