Members of the Mongolian Armed Forces "Snow Leopards" elite peacekeeping troops trained for one year to achieve international peacekeeping standards.

Mongolian Snow Leopards train for peacekeeping operations.

Some of the Mongolian Snow Leopards who participated in the peacekeeping exercise.

Adm. Dennis C. Blair, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, visits and praises members of the Snow Leopards in Mongolia during their preparations for peacekeeping training

President N. Bagabandi of Mongolia congratulates members of the Snow Leopards platoon for their successful participation in the international peacekeeping exercise CENTRASBAT-2000 in Kazakhstan.

Mongolian Snow Leopards train for peacekeeping

Senior Lt. B. Ganzorig, the platoon leader of the Snow Leopards who participated in international peacekeeping exercise CENTRASBAT-2000 in Kazakhstan

Some members of the 33 atending Asia-Pacific armies participate in a syndicate of the 24th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS), held in Tokyo, Japan

Delegates discuss various aspects of the PAMS theme, "Army Roles in the 21st Century."

Japan’s PAMS co-host, Lt. Gen. Teruhisa Koyanagi, Commandant of the Ground Self-Defense Force Staff College, presents the U.S. co-host, Lt. Gen. E. P. Smith with a memento during the closing ceremony

Approximately 105 delegates attended the 24th PAMS, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the co-host, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Brig. Michael Swan, Australian Army, gives the presentation on "Defining the Role of an Army in Society" to PAMS attendees.

The senior Malaysian delegate, Maj. Gen. Datuk Khairuddin bin Mat Yusof, receives the PAMS flag at the seminar’s conclusion. Malaysia will co-host the 25th PAMS in Malaysia in September 2001.

The U.S. PAMS co-host, Lt. Gen. E. P. Smith, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pcapacific, addresses a PAMS luncheon. Maj. Gen. Datuk Khairuddin bin Mat Yusof, Royal Malaysian Army, co-host for the next PAMS in 2001, is on the right