‘Exercise Pukpuk’

Regiment closes ‘Exercise Pukpuk’

The battalion hosted the 3rd Combat Engineers Regiment for the Exercise Pukpuk 2017.

Commanding Officer for the 1RPIR, Lieutenant Colonel Boniface Aruma, explained that Exercise Pukpuk is an annual exercise between the Australian and PNG Defence Forces.

The exercise sees engineers from the ADF deployed to various PNGDF establishments to engage in infrastructure development and skills training.