240709-M-BI567-1010 CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT, Vietnam (July 9, 2024) - U.S. Coast Guardsman Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Cinque, center, a pilot assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751), speaks during a search and rescue (SAR) exchange at Cam Ranh International Port, Vietnam, July 9, 2024. U.S. Coast Guardsmen and U.S. 7th Fleet Sailors came together to exchange common practices and procedures when conducting SAR operations with their Vietnamese partners. 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. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Murphy)