The Mongolian Armed Forces are hosting a joint military exercise entitled ‘Peace Winter-17’ with the United States Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) for the first time. The opening ceremony of the joint exercise was held at the 311^st Unit of the Mongolian Armed Forces on 23^rd of January. Her Excellency, Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, Brigadier-General J.Badambazar, deputy head of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces, General G.Saikhanbayar, director of the strategy and policy planning authority at the Ministry of Defence and other officials participated in the event.

Soldiers from 150^th, 330^th and 350^th units of the Mongolian Armed Forces are taking part in the joint exercise.