Marines and Sailors and Soldiers with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force gather around a memorial for the battles fought on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea, June 22, 2016, as part of Exercise Koa Moana, during Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. Koa Moana is the first multi-national, bilateral exercise between the PNGDF and Marines directly, and is designed to increase interoperability and relations by sharing infantry, engineering, law enforcement and medical skills. The Marines and Sailors are with Task Force Koa Moana, originally assigned to 1st Battal
Marines and Sailors and Soldiers with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force gather around a memorial for the battles fought on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea, June 22, 2016, as part of Exercise Koa Moana, during Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. Koa Moana is the first multi-national, bilateral exercise between the PNGDF and Marines directly, and is designed to increase interoperability and relations by sharing infantry, engineering, law enforcement and medical skills. The Marines and Sailors are with Task Force Koa Moana, originally assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)
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