PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (April 15, 2017) USS

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (April 15, 2017) USS Comstock (LSD 45) approaches Port Moresby, in support of a theater security cooperation (TSC) engagement between the U.S. Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and soldiers of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF), April 15. During the TSC, the bilateral training will cover a variety of skill sets, but will focus on military support to civil authority operations, which include entry control and vehicle check points, escalation of force tactics, personnel searches, urban patrolling, and VIP escorts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan K. Gowans)