A picture made available on 26 May 2008 shows a T - 55 tank slow prior to commencing an obstacle course near Hustai National Park , Tov Province , Mongolia , 24 May 2008 . This area is used for training soldiers prior to going on operations for the United Nations and other overseas operations . Mongolian soldiers have served in UN missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Western Sahara , and Sudan and have also taken part in peace and support missions in Afghanistan and Iraq . EPA / PETER OETZMANN < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >