Officers of the 13th Battalion of the Mongolian Armed Forces who represented the Emergency Service in the ongoing UN-mandated peacekeeping operation in the Republic of South Sudan were awarded Emergency Service Awards. 

The Battalion is composed of 11 officers from the Emergency Management Service. Lieutenant B. Narantuya, a senior specialist in the Emergency Management Department of the Capital City, has been promoted to the rank of Senior Lieutenant. Sergeant E. Batlkhagva, a paratrooper-rescuer in the Air Operations Branch of the National Rescue Brigade under the National Emergency Management Agency, has been promoted to Senior Sergeant. Junior Sergeant O. Bat-Erdene, a member of the 115th Unit within the National Emergency Management Agency, has been promoted to Sergeant.

One officer awarded the “For Emergency Service-1” award, four officers awarded the “For Emergency Service-2” award, and six officers awarded the “For Emergency Service-3” award.
During the ceremony, Major General G. Ariunbuyan, Chief of the National Emergency Management Agency, expressed his pride in the officers. He stated, “I am proud of all of you for upholding the honor of our country and our Emergency Service while