Rear Adm. Bayani Gaerlan, Commander of the Philippine Navy Fleet, speaks during a ceremony to mark the transfer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell to the Philippine Navy July 21, 2016, in Alameda, California.
The Boutwell is the third decommissioned Coast Guard cutter to be transferred to the Philippine Navy as part of the Excess Defense Articles program, which offers excess military equipment to U.S. allies in their modernization efforts. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.