Lt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOLt. Commander Jordan Thwaites, executive officer of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver, shows the media the inside of the ship and gave a press conference with (from left) Cdr Meghan Coates, HMCS commanding officer, Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman and Col. Stewart Taylor, Canadian defense attache. The HMCS Vancouver docked at the Manila South Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO