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Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Michael J. Rigas, left, his chief of staff, Basil Parker, second from left, and and Erik Jacobs, chief of staff to the U.S. ambassador to Japan, center, prepare to tour a cave system adjacent to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15’s headquarters at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. DESRON 15’s command headquarters occupy a small, improved section of more than 27 kilometers of hand-dug caves and tunnels; a construction effort ordered by Imperial Japanese naval forces that was excavated from 1938 to 1945. DESRON 15 is the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)
| Date Taken: | 01.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.04.2026 01:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9505771 |
| VIRIN: | 260127-N-CL550-1023 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 5.55 MB |
| Location: | COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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