The Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) crew participates in trilateral engagements with Japan and Philippine Coast Guard members in Kagoshima, Japan [Image 4 of 9]

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN

06.18.2025

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Capt. Brian Krautler (right), commanding officer of the Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), welcomes Philippine Coast Guard members aboard for a tour while moored in Kagoshima, Japan, for a week-long trilateral engagement with the Philippine Coast Guard

and Japan Coast Guard, June 18, 2025. Stratton is deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the U.S. Navy’s largest DESRON and the 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)

• Date Taken: 06.18.2025
• Date Posted: 07.29.2025 18:03
• Photo ID: 9223358
• VIRIN: 250618-G-DX668-1067
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 4.76 MB
• Location: KAGOSHIMA, JP