US PROJECT COMING TO CAPITAL CITY AND RURAL AREAS

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The United States and Mongolia will conduct humanitarian assistance operations on August 11-16 as part of Operation Pacific Angel- Mongolia (PACANGEL), reported the US Embassy in Mongolia Wednesday. Operation PACANGEL is a total force, joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation led by United States Pacific Air Forces. PACANGEL 2014 includes general health, dental, optometry, pediatrics, and engineering programs as well as various subject-matter expert exchanges. Approximately 65 U.S. military members, along with local non-governmental organizations and host nation military forces, will conduct humanitarian assistance operations in Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet cities, and in Bulgan soum as part of this operation. PACANGEL will enhance participating nations’, including Mongolia’s, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities. Officially in its seventh year, PACANGEL supports U.S. Pacific Command’s capacity-building efforts by partnering with other governments, non-governmental agencies and multilateral militaries in the respective region to provide medical, dental, optometry, and engineering assistance to their citizens. This operation will be used to improve and build relationships in the event of future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. Since 2007, U.S. military members, together with host nation military and civilian personnel throughout the region, have improved the lives of tens of thousands of people through PACANGEL operations.