Philippines, U.S., Japan hold first-ever joint coast guard exercise at

FILE PHOTO: A Philippine Coast Guard boat passes by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) during drills in the first trilateral coast guard exercise between the Philippines, Japan, and the U.S., at the coast of Bataan, Philippines in the South China Sea, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez