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Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi

U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards conduct trilateral engagements in the Philippines

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

June 5, 2023 | 1:48

The Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32) and the Philippine Coast Guard Vessel Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) steam in formation ahead of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) while conducting combined operations in the South China Sea, June 5, 2023. Stratton’s crew are participating in the first trilateral engagements between the sea services while deployed to the Western Pacific to operate with regional allies and partner nations, reinforcing a rules-based order and maritime governance to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi)