Yakushima Joint Operations Center Personnel Have Christmas Dinner During Ongoing CV-22 Osprey Recovery Efforts

JAPAN

12.23.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chelsea Meiller 

Air Force Special Operations Command

231224-N-GR718-1122
YAKUSHIMA ISLAND, Japan (Dec. 24, 2023) Lt. Taketo Miura, currently assigned to the Joint Operations Center Yakushima Island, serves Christmas Eve during the ongoing CV-22 Osprey recovery efforts. The U.S. Military, alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, and Japanese civilian volunteers has been conducting intensive search, rescue and recovery operations for the CV-22 Osprey crew and aircraft debris following the mishap that occurred on Nov. 29 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan. Locating and recovering the eighth Airman onboard the CV-22 remains the primary effort. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chelsea D. Meiller)

• Date Taken: 12.23.2023
• Date Posted: 12.26.2023 05:37
• Photo ID: 8180847
• VIRIN: 231224-N-GR718-1122
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• Location: JP