U.S. Military Sealift Command civil service mariner Chief Mate Jonathan Bush, a deck department officer assigned to the U.S. Navy Ship Salvor (T-ARS 52), monitors the direction and strain of the anchor chain during the mooring evolution to the excavation site during an underwater recovery mission for Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Zambales province, Philippines, February 20, 2026. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for U.S. missing personnel to their families and the nation; this recovery effort is the first of a multiyear effort to attempt to recover remains associated with the Oryoku Maru. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)
| Date Taken: | 02.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2026 08:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9552701 |
| VIRIN: | 260220-F-CQ002-1139 |
| Resolution: | 5397x3591 |
| Size: | 3.41 MB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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