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Japan Coast Guard members aboard the Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessel Asanagi (PLH-43) identify an oscar mannequin in the water during a trilateral search and rescue exercise with the Japan and Philippine Coast Guards and the Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) in Kagoshima, Japan, June 20, 2025. Stratton is deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more secure and prosperous region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi)

250620-G-DX668-1198.JPG Photo By: Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi

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KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard members aboard the Japan Coast Guard Patrol Vessel Asanagi (PLH-43) identify an oscar mannequin in the water during a trilateral search and rescue exercise with the Japan and Philippine Coast Guards and the Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) in Kagoshima, Japan, June 20, 2025. Stratton is deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton is deployed to the Indo-Pacific to advance relationships with ally and partner nations to build a more secure and prosperous region with unrestricted, lawful access to the maritime commons. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi)

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