U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Conducts Search and Rescue Exercises as Part of Trilateral Engagement with Japan and Philippine Coast Guards [Image 4 of 5]
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) Sailors Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorden Santos (foreground) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Valerie Foreman retrieve a “man overboard” mannequin from the water during a search and rescue exercise with the Philippine and Japan coast guards in the South China Sea June 6, 2023, as part of a multi-day trilateral engagement. 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)