About this Guide This guide is designed to prepare you to deploy to culturally complex environments and achieve mission objectives. The fundamental information contained within will help you understand the cultural dimension of your assigned location and gain skills necessary for success (Photo: Mongolian dancers perform the East Mongolian dance during Mongolian culture night for Khaan Quest). Mongolia The guide consists of two parts: Part 1 “Culture General” provides the foundational knowledge you need to operate effectively in any global environment with a focus on East Asia. C Part 2 “Culture Specific” describes unique cultural features of Mongolian society. It applies culture-general concepts to help ul increase your knowledge of your assigned deployment t location. This section is meant to complement other pre- u deployment training. (Photo: Mongolians perform a folk dance called “Aduuchin,” which re means “horseman” and celebrates the importance of Guid horses to nomadic Mongolians). For more information, visit the Air Force Culture and e Language Center (AFCLC) website at https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AFCLC/ or contact the AFCLC Region Team at
[email protected]. Disclaimer: All text is the property of the AFCLC and may not be modified by a change in title, content, or labeling. It may be reproduced in its current format with the express permission of the AFCLC. All photography is provided as a courtesy of the US government, Wikimedia, and other sources as indicated. GENERAL CULTURE PART 1 – CULTURE GENERAL What is Culture? Fundamental to all aspects of human existence, culture shapes the way humans view life and functions as a tool we use to adapt to our social and physical environments.