Brig. Lari Opa, deputy chief of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, left, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lance Okamura, deputy commanding general for homeland affairs at U.S. Army Pacific, discuss priorities for security cooperation during Army-to-Army Staff Talks at Murray Barracks in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Sept. 2, 2025. The talks focused on strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing interoperability between the two nations’ land forces.