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Lt. Col. Dorj Myagmarjav of the Mongolian Army said Mongolia only started peacekeeping in 2002 and wants to show they have a presence in the United Nations. He said his nation has learned a lot in a short period of time.
Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces participated in Shanti Prayas-2, a multinational peacekeeping training exercise involving platoons from 11 nations at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center in Panchkhal, Nepal, as well as staff officer training involving 23 nations in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The two-week training exercise is part of the Global Peace Operations Initiative, a U.S. State Department program executed in the region by facilitators from U.S. Pacific Command. The training addresses major gaps in international peacekeeping operations. The program aims to build and maintain capability, capacity, and effectiveness of peacekeepers deploying to United Nations missions.
“As a member of the UN we want to show our presence and what we can do,” Myagmarjav said.
Myagmarjav said he has been on both peacekeeping and military missions and has trained troops and operators.
“We are proud to be Mongolian and like working with other nations,” he said. “When Mongolia is your country you have to be proud.”
Myagmarjav said his soldiers are learning a lot from the exercise because it is very organized with new and different ideas.
“Young soldiers who will be deploying need to know this is their chance to train, train, train,” Myagmarjav emphasized.
He said he is thankful for the opportunity to train in such a realistic environment.
“I would like to express deepest appreciation to GPOI and Nepal for the chance to share ideas and experience in peacekeeping,” Myagmarjav added.
Lt. Narantseteg Altanbagana, a Mongolian Army trainer at the field training exercise, said he has been to Operation Iraqi Freedom with coalition forces, and to Sierra Leone, Chad and North Darfur as a peacekeeper.
“In real life situations you always learn more, but this is realistic and some lanes are similar to things I have experienced on missions,” he said. “We try to combine training with real life as much as possible and share knowledge during scenarios.”
Effective instructors have different points of views and are happy to share, Altanbagana explained.
“We are learning a lot from countries like Nepal and Bangladesh who have a lot of experience,” he said.
“They are so happy to share with other trainers and troops — it is good for us.”
| Date Taken: | 03.29.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.11.2013 07:29 |
| Story ID: | 104999 |
| Location: | PANCHKHAL, NP |
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