Marines, Sailors and Soldiers with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force gather at the Goldie River for a group photo, June 22, 2016, during their hike on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea in remembrance of the battles fought there during WWII, as part of Exercise Koa Moana. 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, medical and law enforcement skills. The Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana are originally assigned to I and III Ma
Marines, Sailors and Soldiers with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force gather at the Goldie River for a group photo, June 22, 2016, during their hike on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea in remembrance of the battles fought there during WWII, as part of Exercise Koa Moana. 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, medical and law enforcement skills. The Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana are originally assigned to I and III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Soldiers are with 1st Battalion, 1st Royal Pacific Islands Regiment, PNGDF. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)
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