Seaman Connor Bates, attached to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), shoots a jump shot in a basketball game with sailors from the Philippine Coast Guard during a basketball tournament that included a team from Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32) in Manila, Philippines, June 2. Stratton deployed to the Western Pacific to conduct engagements with regional allies and partner nations, reinforcing a rules-based order in the maritime domain. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)