Marines and Sailors gather at the Kokoda Trail memorial, June 22, 2016, after hiking for three hours on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea, in remembrance of the battles fought there in WWII, as part of Exercise Koa Moana. Koa Moana is the first multi-national, bilateral exercise between the Papua New Guinea Defence Force 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, 1s
Marines and Sailors gather at the Kokoda Trail memorial, June 22, 2016, after hiking for three hours on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea, in remembrance of the battles fought there in WWII, as part of Exercise Koa Moana. Koa Moana is the first multi-national, bilateral exercise between the Papua New Guinea Defence Force 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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