PORT VILA, Vanuatu--Contracted mariners aboard maritime preposition force ship USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) tend stabilization lines while using Pililaau's midships crane 4 to move maritime prepositioning force utility boat into the waters of Port Vila, Vanuatu, during KOA MOANA 16-4, Oct. 25. The KOA MOANA (Ocean Warrior) exercise series seeks to enhance senior military leader engagements between allied and partner nations with a collective interest in military-to-military relations and to discuss key aspects of military operations, capability development, and interoperability.

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