 Complete the following phrase:  In late January 1943, during the Battle of Wau a Japanese attempt to capture the vital airfield around Wau had been repelled. In the process, the last Japanese attempt to capture Port Moresby was turned back. In the aftermath, the Australian force  consisting mainly of the 17th Brigade under the command of Brigadier Murray Moten  had advanced into the area surrounding Wau and towards Mubo. As elements of the 17th Brigade were engaged in fighting around Mubo, Major George Warfes a href23rd20Commando20Squadron2028Australia2923rd Independent Companya moved around the Japanese flanks to Missim, from where they began a guerilla campaign and reconnaissance operations along the Komiatum Track to harass the Japanese, in support of Major General Stanley Saviges 3rd Divisions campaign around 