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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard, assigned to Philippine Coast Guard Vessel Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702), pilot a small boat during a bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) in the South China Sea, July 16, 2024.

240716-M-BI567-1452.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Elijah Murphy

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U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards conduct bilateral search and rescue exercise

Jul 17, 2024

SOUTH CHINA SEA - Members of the Philippine Coast Guard, assigned to Philippine Coast Guard Vessel Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702), pilot a small boat during a bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) in the South China Sea, July 16, 2024. The bilateral exercise was an opportunity to strengthen relations by working together and exchanging operating procedures and practices. Waesche is the second U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter deployed to the Indo-Pacific in 2024. Coast Guard cutters routinely deploy to the region to engage with partner nations to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Murphy)

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