aran ) ▁ ▁Ex er cis es ▁ ▁From ▁August ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁U z bek istan ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁exer cis es ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Asian ▁Battalion ▁( C ENT RA SB AT ) ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan ▁and ▁U z bek istan . ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁eight ▁nation ▁joint ▁exercise ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Russia ▁and ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁U z bek ▁troops ▁participated ▁in ▁Part ners hip ▁for ▁Peace ▁Ex erc ise ▁Cooper ative ▁O sp rey ▁' 9 6 ▁at ▁Camp ▁Le je une ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁They ▁then ▁participated ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁Ex erc ise ▁Cooper ative ▁O sp rey ▁' 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁( then ) ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁Of ▁Wales ▁ 1 R R W ▁( now ▁ 3 rd ▁B n ▁The ▁Royal ▁Wel sh ) ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁participated ▁with ▁the ▁U z bek ▁Army ▁Peace keep ing ▁Battalion ▁in ▁" Ex erc ise ▁Tim url ane ▁Express " ▁in ▁the ▁Far ish ▁Mountain ▁Training ▁Area . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁ 3 - week ▁NAT O ▁spons ored ▁Part ners hip ▁for ▁Peace ▁training ▁exercise . ▁ ▁Current ▁equipment ▁Report edly , ▁U z bek ▁armed ▁forces ▁small ▁arms ▁include ▁the ▁A K - 4 7 , ▁A K - 7 4 , ▁Drag un ov ▁sni per ▁rif le , ▁Mak ar ov ▁PM ▁p