U.S. Navy Diver Chief Petty Officer Jason Friars, a master diver assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, dons an Emergency Gas System prior to a dive during an underwater recovery mission for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in the Philippines, Feb. 28, 2026. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing U.S. 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: | 02.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2026 16:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9595448 |
| VIRIN: | 260228-F-CQ002-1069 |
| Resolution: | 2952x3690 |
| Size: | 1.63 MB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 1 |
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