U.S. Marines and Sailors join Tongan service members

U.S. Marines and Sailors join Tongan service members for remarks during the opening ceremony of a multi-national, bilateral exercise, July 23, 2016, at Talai Military Camp, Tongatapu Island, Tonga, as part of Task Force Koa Moana’s deployment in the Asia-Pacific region. The service members will conduct basic infantry and live-fire range training on Motutapu Island, with assistance from reconnaissance boats to operationalize USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), to increase interoperability and relations. The Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana are originally assigned to I and III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Tongan service members are with His Majesty’s Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)