U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leeandrei Cruz, a telecommunications NCO assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, sprays water inside a dredge basket to help clear it of mud and sediment during an underwater recovery mission for the DPAA in the Philippines, March 11, 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, a Japanese prisoner of war ship that sank during World War II. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)
| Date Taken: | 03.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2026 16:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9593583 |
| VIRIN: | 260316-F-CQ002-1017 |
| Resolution: | 3761x5653 |
| Size: | 3.91 MB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 16 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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