US Navy divers, alongside the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, search for an unaccounted-for service member who went missing during World War II [Image 6 of 6]

FRANCE

10.06.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Martin Carey  

Fleet Combat Camera Pacific

Chief Navy Diver Eric Eberle, left, and Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Geissler, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Company 4, operate a suction dredge system during an underwater recovery operation in the Mediterranean Sea in search of an unaccounted-for service member who went missing during World War II. The divers are deployed alongside the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, who conducts global search, recovery and laboratory operations to identify unaccounted-for Americans from past conflicts. The team is embarked aboard the USNS Grapple (T-ARS 53) during the 30-day recovery mission.

• Date Taken: 10.06.2012
• Date Posted: 10.10.2012 17:01
• Photo ID: 710014
• VIRIN: 121006-N-OT964-124
• Resolution: 2265x1618
• Size: 2.83 MB
• Location: FR