Ulaanbaatar, February 12, 2025 /MONTSAME/. On February 11, 2025, President of Mongolia and Commander-in-Chief of the Mongolian Armed Forces Khurelsukh Ukhnaa attended the strategic assembly of the defense leadership.

This assembly was held under the theme “National Resilience and the Readiness of the Armed Forces.” President and Commander-in-Chief Khurelsukh instructed the participants to finalize the “National Resilience Strategy,” based on the country’s defense and disaster response systems. The purpose of this strategy is to prevent potential threats, risks, and disasters, and to ensure the capacity and readiness to overcome them with minimal damage and to restore normalcy. The President also declared 2025 as the “Year of Senior Officers,” directing to refine the officer training system, elevate the prestige of military ranks and positions, and deploy highly educated and experienced senior officers in security, defense, and other social sectors.

President and Commander-in-Chief Khurelsukh also visited the Directorate of the Construction and Engineering Forces of the Mongolian Armed Forces and Military Unit No. 065.

The foundation of Mongolia’s construction troops dates back to 1936 when the Engineering and Construction Department along with a construction company was established under the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Mongolian People’s Republic. 

The main areas of responsibility for the Construction and Engineering Forces are building and renovating critical state facilities, constructing and repairing buildings and engineering structures for military units, organizations, and branches of the Armed Forces, participating in national development; assisting with post-war and post-disaster reconstruction, providing humanitarian aid, supporting peacekeeping missions, conducting research, innovation, and experimental studies, and protecting and restoring the environment. Head of the Directorate of the Construction and Engineering Forces Colonel Kh. Batsaikhan noted that going forward, the troops can also take part in various projects and programs such as railways, roads, gas pipelines, industrial parks, hydropower stations, urban water supply, housing, eco-friendly green townships, forest cleaning, reforestation, and land reclamation.

Military Unit No. 065 was established in 1964 as the “Special Radio Engineering Battalion of the People’s Army.” This Unit provides weather and air status reports to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Air Force Command, the Central Command, and other units, and is responsible for announcements, as well as monitoring and safeguarding Mongolia’s air borders and airspace.