U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Conducts Search and Rescue Exercises as Part of Trilateral Engagement with Japan and Philippine Coast Guards [Image 1 of 5]
Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Foreman, a boatswain’s mate attached to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), prepares to retrieve a “man overboard” mannequin from the water after being directed to the site by a Japan Coast Guard helicopter during a trilateral search and rescue exercise with the Philippine Coast Guard in the South China Sea June 6, 2023. 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)