Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – A Chaplain from the Wisconsin Air National Guard led joint services with Papua New Guinea Defence Force chaplains at Murray Barracks and Air Transport Wing Sunday.
It was the first-ever joint service between US and PNGDF chaplains according to Captain Benstead Bareta, chaplain with the PNGDF.
“It’s the first of its kind,” Bareta said. “When I mentioned it to people in the barracks, they were excited to see it. It’s an honor to have him here.”
Lt. Col James Buckman, chaplain with the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin ANG is in PNG as part of the State Partnership Program March 2025 Consolidated Exchange. The SPP is a DOD security cooperation program managed by the National Guard Bureau...
