Sailors from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) play a game of basketball with Philippine Coast Guard sailors as part of a tournament including a team from Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32) in Manila, Philippines, June 2 before beginning a multi-day trilateral exercise. 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)