caption: Philippine Coast Guard personnel salute to welcome the U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) as it arrives for a port call in the first visit by a U.S. cutter in over seven years, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Manila, Philippines. Capt. <PERSON>, commanding officer of the Bertholf, told reporters that two Chinese Coast Guard ships were spotted off the South China Sea while they were conducting a joint exercise with Philippine Coast Guard.
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