Task Force Koa Moana engineers teach entry-control points in Papua New Guinea [Image 13 of 22]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

06.20.2016

Photo by Cpl. William Hester 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

U.S. Marines and soldiers with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force conduct personnel searches during entry-control point training, June 20, 2016, at Taurama Barracks, Papua New Guinea, during Exercise Koa Moana, as part of Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. Hasty personnel searches are a tool used at ECPs to prevent contraband or weapons from entering a specific area. Koa Moana is the first multi-national, bilateral exercise between the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and U.S. Marines directly and is designed to increase interoperability and relations by sharing infantry, engineering, law enforcement and medical 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

• Date Taken: 06.20.2016
• Date Posted: 06.25.2016 23:46
• Photo ID: 2686848
• VIRIN: 160620-M-IU904-185
• Resolution: 3960x2640
• Size: 933.24 KB
• Location: PG