The US Coast Guard cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) arrived in Manila for the first visit by a US cutter to the country in over seven years.

The visit follows a bilateral exercise with the Philippine Coast Guard on May 14 in which Bertholf and Philippine San Juan-class patrol vessel BRP Batangas and Boracay-class patrol vessel BRP Kalanggaman conducted search and rescue, maritime security, and law enforcement capabilities training.

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