U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Phillip D. Jones, left, leads

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Phillip D. Jones, left, leads lane rehearsal with assistant instructors and role players June 19 prior to the start of Exercise Khaan Quest 2014 at the Five Hills Training Area, Tov province, Mongolia. Khaan Quest is a regularly scheduled, multinational exercise co-sponsored this year by U.S. Army Pacific, and hosted annually by Mongolian Armed Forces. Khaan Quest 14 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security. This year marks the 12th anniversary of this training event. Jones, an Okinawa, Japan, native, is the lead instructor for the cordon and search lane of the field training exercise and a platoon commander with Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.