Has the US Military ever had a base or any reason to be in MONGOLIA?

Question

this guy I'm dating claims to have been raised in Mongolia for 10 years, where his army dad supposedly met his mongolian mother.
I have a variety of reasons to believe he might be a pathological liar.
Has anyone ever been stationed there who was in the US military, or have you ever heard of a us soldier going to freaking MONGOLIA????

Answer 1

Not a base yet, but talk about it. I wouldn't believe your BF but I suppose it is possible.
http://mongolia.neweurasia.net/?p=226

Answer 2

The only way his dad could have been in Mongolia was as a military attache with the United States embassy in Ulan Bataar, the likelihood of which is probably the same as finding rabbits on the farside of the moon.

And considering Mongolia was very, very staunchly Communist and under the Soviet sphere of influence til 1989 (the Soviets stationed 12 divisions in Mongolia to counter the entire Chinese military) that's to remind you that at the time your current boyfriend was likely born, there were NO US bases in Mongolia.

If I were you I'd cut slingload and ditch this loser immeditely.

EDIT: Thank you for the history lesson (to those below) but I sincerely doubt this Questioner is dating a 70+ year old.

Answer 3

Actually we did have Navy personnel stationed in the Gobi desert of Mongolia during World War 2 after the 'jet stream' was discovered to give weather info to allied air crews flying inside China. Additionally, since Mongolia is a pro western and US ally we also have had aircraft and personnel stationed there when China conducted above ground nuclear tests to get air samples that would tell the type of weapon denotated. Otherwise, the only military personnel to get stationed there would be the US Marines who provide embassy security and maybe a military attache usually an officer for liasion with the Mongol military and aid, military type, assistance.

Hope this info helps.

Answer 4

In 1943 the Sino-American Cooperation Organization [I think that was the name; SACO was the acronym] was organized with the Nationalist Chinese to, among other things, establish meteorological stations in the Gobi to provide weather information to the Navy and Air Force. However, if your boyfriend was born as a result of that he would be about 70. There may have been other cases where the US has had troops in Mongolia, but I don't know. Put his story in the 'doubtful' category.

Answer 5

We sure did have military in Mongolia. During World War II the US Navy operated a weather stations in the Gobi Desert.

There was a movie made about these guys back in the 1950's called Operation Gobi. Here's a short excerpt from a Time Magazine article about the movie and the real navy weathermen.........

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818176,00.html?promoid=googlep

Destination Gobi (20th Century-Fox) is a run-of-the-range western with a Far East setting. The picture is based on a real incident: during World War II, the U.S. Navy maintained teams of weather observers in the Gobi Desert to assemble meteorological data for the Pacific theater of war. As a gesture of good will, one of these weather units had 90 saddles flown in from the U.S. and parachuted on to the desert for Mongolian plainsmen.

Answer 6

Mongolia and the US conduct annual military exercises together and Mongolia has sent over 1,000 troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Answer 7

I am getting old but remember at one time we sent an army into russia and fought there, I think this was about the time of the revolution. 20s maby,, dont know if they went into mongolia, ask what service he was in.the only service that i believe would have a base there for any length of time would be the airforce.also hard to believe any one would be stationed in a post for more than 3 years in a place like that.

Answer 8

Actually in recent months the Oregon Army National Guard has forged a strong military relationship with Mongolia, but that is only recently.

Answer 9

Gobi Desert Weather

Answer 10

No there is no publicly known base in mongolia but a strong reason to have one. the reason is hegemony.
united states is the hegemonic power in asia and whoever said that china would have a problem with a base in mongolia, well there is nothing they can do about it.
usa already has numerous bases surrounding south of china.
but it is doubtful that US can maintain a discreet military base in mongolia without china making noise.
so i would say that he is lying.

Answer 11

We were there before WWII started and there just after the war ended. There is an embassy in Mongolia. Maybe he was there.