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]

Multinational soldiers during the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2016

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.

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  1. ^ "DVIDS - Exercise Khaan Quest 2019". DVIDS.
  2. ^ "Mongolian and U.S. Announce Their Participation in Khaan Quest 2019". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
  3. ^ Miller, J. Berkshire. "UN Peacekeeping Exercise 'Khaan Quest' Marks 10 Year Anniversary". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Int'l peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest 2018 begins in Mongolia - China Military". eng.chinamil.com.cn.
  5. ^ "Asia-Pacific Defense FORUM". CINCPAC. July 12, 2012 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Schoff, James L. (July 12, 2005). Tools for Trilateralism: Improving U.S.-Japan-Korea Cooperation to Manage Complex Contingencies. Potomac Books. ISBN 9781574889833 – via Google Books.
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