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Captain John J. Driscoll, foreground, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750), conducts a tour of the ship’s bridge with senior Philippine and American officials, including Adm. Elson E. Hermogino, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, far left; Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. (center, with hands crossed); and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim (to Driscoll’s right), during a reception in Manila May 16, 2019. Bertholf paused in the Philippines during a Western Pacific patrol under tactical control of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet, during which it has been training with U.S. partners in the Philippines and elsewhere in the Pacific on such topics as search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, and small boat tactics. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.