Seaman Connor Bates, attached to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), drives down the court in a basketball game with sailors from Japan Coast Guard during a tournament that included a team from the Philippine Coast Guard in Manila, Philippines, June 2. Stratton deployed to the Western Pacific under U.S. Navy 7th Fleet command to serve as a non-escalatory asset for the promotion of a rules-based order in the maritime domain by engaging with partner nations and allies in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)