170623-N-PD309-184 BOHOL SEA (June 23, 2017) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) prepare to board Philippine Navy ship BRP BATAK (LC 299) during a VBSS exercise for Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama 2017. MTA Sama Sama is a bilateral maritime exercise between U.S. and Philippine naval forces and is designed to strengthen cooperation and interoperability between the nations' armed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)