An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Official websites use .mil

A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.

Secure .mil websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Sort By

Category

Show Advanced Options

Clear Filters |

U.S. Army, Canadian Army test Mongolian Armed Forces’ counter-improvised explosive device skills during Khaan Quest 2016

Smoke bombs emit white and black smoke to simulate detonated improvised explosive devices at a mine clearance and counter-IED course during Khaan Quest 2016 at Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 1. The training provided MAF members with the skills to safely identify and mark potential threats in a minefield, extract personnel and vehicles from minefields and develop IED awareness. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon)

Details Download

U.S. Army, Canadian Army test Mongolian Armed Forces’ counter-improvised explosive device skills during Khaan Quest 2016

A soldier with the Mongolian Armed Forces probes for mines while participating in a mine clearnace and counter-IED training course during Khaan Quest 2016 at Five Hills Training Area near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 1. The training provided MAF members with the skills to safely identify and mark potential threats in a minefield, extract personnel and vehicles from minefields and develop IED awareness. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon)

Details Download

Mongolian, Royal Canadian, U.S. Armed Forces conduct IED Mine Awareness Training

160601-N-WI365-075 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (June 01, 2016) – A soldier with the Mongolian Armed Forces inspects for land mines during a mine clearance and counter-improvised explosive device training course at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. The 10-day course is part of Khaan Quest 2016 and is designed to increase MAF soldiers' capability in detecting unexploded ordnance and mine awareness skills that can be used during deployments or peacekeeping missions. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Markus Castaneda/RELEASED)

Details Download

Mongolian, Royal Canadian, U.S. Armed Forces conduct IED Mine Awareness Training

160601-N-WI365-075 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (June 01, 2016) – A soldier with the Mongolian Armed Forces marks an area after inspecting for land mines during a counter-improvised explosive device training course at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia. The 10-day course is part of Khaan Quest 2016 and is designed to increase MAF soldiers' capability in detecting unexploded ordnance and mine awareness skills that can be used during deployments or peacekeeping missions. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Markus Castaneda/RELEASED)

Details Download

Mongolian, Royal Canadian, U.S. Armed Forces conduct IED Mine Awareness Training

160601-N-WI365-XXX ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (June 01, 2016) - The 10-day course is part of Khaan Quest 2016 and is designed to increase MAF soldiers' capability in detecting IED and unexploded ordnance that can be used during deployment or peacekeeping missions. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Markus Castaneda/RELEASED)

Details Download

U.S. Marines, Mongolian soldiers conduct small boat riverine training course during Khaan Quest 2016.

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (May 30, 2016) – A soldier from the Alaska National Guard accompanies members of the Mongolian Armed Forces during a small boat riverine training course. The small boat riverine training course is part of Khaan Quest 2016 and is the continuation of last week’s basic water survival course to familiarize MAF soldiers with different survival tactics in different environments that can be used during their deployment or U.N. missions. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces, co-sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command, and supported by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Khaan Quest, in its 14th iteration, is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. The exercise focuses on training activities to enhance international interoperability, develop peacekeeping capabilities, build to mil-to-mil relationships, and enhance military readiness.

Details Download

Opening ceremony kicks off Khaan Quest 2016

The ceremonial band from the Mongolian Armed Forces salute distinguished visitors and the President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, during the opening ceremony for Khaan Quest 2016, at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, May 22, 2016. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise conducted in Mongolia and is the capstone exercise for this year's United Nations Global Peace Operations Initiative program.

Details Download

Opening ceremony kicks off Khaan Quest 2016

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander, U.S. Pacific Command, and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, speak before the Khaan Quest 2016 opening ceremony at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, May 22, 2016. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise conducted in Mongolia and is the capstone exercise for this year's United Nations Global Peace Operations Initiative program.

Details Download

Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise Khaan Quest 2016 commences with opening ceremony

160522-N-WI365-344 ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (May 22, 2016) - U.S. Pacific Command Commander, Admiral Harry Harris speaks with the President of Mongolia, The Honorable Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj during the Khaan Quest 2016 opening ceremony in Mongolia. Khaan Quest 2016 is an annual multinational peacekeeping operations exercise conducted in Mongolia and is the capstone exercise for this year’s Global Peace Operations Initiative program. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Markus Castaneda)

Details Download

Opening ceremony kicks off Khaan Quest 2016

U.S. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris, commander, U.S. Pacific Command, and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, speak before the Khaan Quest 2016 opening ceremony at the Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, May 22, 2016. Khaan Quest is an annual, multinational peacekeeping operations exercise conducted in Mongolia and is the capstone exercise for this year's United Nations Global Peace Operations Initiative program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda M. Becerra / Released)

Details Download

Hawaii Sailors join the Effort to Build Resilient Partners in Pacific Partnership 2016

160518-N-IU636-1065 PEARL HARBOR (May 18, 2016) Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) demonstrate medical training procedures on a simulated man aboard Mercy while moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Mercy is deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016. Pacific Partnership, in its 11th year, is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the region, and was born out of the military-led response to the tsunami that struck parts of Southeast Asia in December 2004. It is designed to improve disaster response preparedness while enhancing partnerships with participating nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Johans Chavarro/Released)

Details Download

Japan Earthquake Relief 2016

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Nathan Wicks/Released)

Details Download

Japan Earthquake Relief 2016

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists the Government of Japan in supporting those affected by recent earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan, April 18, 2016. VMM-265 picked up supplies from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takayubaru and delivered them to Hakusui Sports Park in the Kumamoto Prefecture. The long-standing relationship between Japan and the U.S. allows U.S. military forces in Japan to provide rapid, integrated support to the Japan Self-Defense Forces and civil relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Nathan Wicks/Released)

Details Download

Cobra Gold 16: Noncombatant Evacuation Preparation

A MV-22 Osprey sits on display for Thai, Malaysian and Japanese service members and spectators to tour during a noncombatant evacuation demonstration as part of exercise Cobra Gold 16 at Utapao, Thailand, February 17, 2016. The Osprey brings a longer travel range and bigger capacity for supplies compared to traditional helicopters, but it can access tighter spaces than a traditional fixed-wing aircraft. Cobra Gold is a multi-national exercise designed to increase cooperation and advance the Pacific region’s peace and interoperability. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Details Download

Fallen Marines in Nepal helicopter crash honored at U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu

Staff Sgt. Jason E. Stevens, Marine Security Guard detachment commander, U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal speaks to embassy staff, Nov. 6, 2015, at a dedication ceremony honoring the six Marines who lost their lives in a helicopter mishap during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission in Nepal following multiple earthquakes in April and May. Also on hand for the dedication was U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B. Teplitz (center) and Brig. Gen. Tracy W. King, commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (left).

Details Download

Fallen Marines in Nepal helicopter crash honored at U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu

Brig. Gen. Tracy W. King (center), commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and the Marine Security Guard Detachment Kathmandu stand in the newly dedicated 'Vengeance Hall' in the Marine House at the U.S. Embassy, Nov. 6, 2015. Six Marines, along with two Nepalese Army Liaison soldiers and five injured Nepalese civilians, lost their lives during an aircraft mishap on May 12. The Marines were conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of Joint Task Force 505, during Operation Sahayogi Haat when their aircraft went down. 'Vengeance Hall' was dedicated in their honor.

Details Download

CARAT BRUNEI 2015

A student from SMARTER Brunei, a center dedicated to helping people of all ages with autism, dances during a performance featuring both the U.S. 7th Fleet Band's contemporary music ensemble Orient Express and the Royal Brunei Navy Band during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2015. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison/Released)

Details Download

Deployable command, control system critical to Nepal earthquake relief

In this photo, deployable Joint Command and Control satellites send and receive communications information at the Joint Task Force 505 Intermediate Staging Base, Utapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, Thailand, May 12. The satellite are part of the DJC2 system which is currently providing communications capability. DJC2 integrates software, hardware and processes to support a shared-information environment consisting of joint, coalition, multinational and nongovernmental agencies, and has proved to be an important communications tool during Operation Sahayogi Haat.

Details Download

36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

In this photo, Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and U.S. Marines to prepare to unload a U.S. Marine UH-1Y Huey helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on May 2015 at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal.

Details Download

Operation Pacific Angel 15-3 spreads care in Vietnam

In this file photo, U.S. Army Maj. Matthew Pfipsen, Bravo Company family physician, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, asks a Vietnamese translator to interpret a question during a Operation Pacific Angel 15-3 health servic outreach event at Dung Quat Culture - Sports Center, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam, March 23, 2015. Pfipsen is deployed with more than 45 U.S. Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force to Vietnam to provide general health care and engineering repair to help strengthen host nation and U.S. relations.

Details Download