DVIDS – Images – Igam Barracks celebrates completion of engineering and medical engagements during Tamiok Strike 26 [Image 8 of 10]

Staff Sgt. Brandon Lee, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Engineer Civic Action Project (ENCAP), assigned to the 844th Engineer Battalion, poses with a student from Igam Barracks Primary School during the closing ceremony for the ENCAP and health engagement at Igam Barracks in Lae, Papua New Guinea, July 22, 2026. The ceremony recognized the successful completion of joint engineering and medical engagements conducted during Exercise Tamiok Strike 26. Exercise Tamiok Strike 26 is a U.S. Army Pacific-led bilateral exercise conducted with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force that strengthens interoperability, readiness and military-to-military relationships through joint training, engineering, medical and leader engagements. The exercise demonstrates the enduring commitment between the United States and Papua New Guinea while enhancing both nations’ ability to respond to regional security and humanitarian challenges across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Green)