U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Thomas F. Downes, Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Thomas F. Downes, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel, prepares a turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner in Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 23,... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, checks his watch before commencing daily operations during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao... More
Local Lao workers clear an idle rice paddy in preparation
Local Lao workers clear an idle rice paddy in preparation for building a wet screening station for an excavation site that will be manned by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Thomas F. Downes, Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Thomas F. Downes, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal personnel, left, and U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jakub Radzik, DPAA augme... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Gathings, a communication
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Gathings, a communication systems specialist augmentee with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), right, alongside Air Force Master Sgt. Kham Khammanee, center, and a L... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Souksavanh Souvannavong,
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Souksavanh Souvannavong, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee linguist, looks through debris at a wet screening station, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Re... More
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee,
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee, right, and local workers screen buckets of excavated soil in Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Oct. 31, 2017. DPAA personnel and augme... More
U.S. service members and civilians with the Defense
U.S. service members and civilians with the Defense POW/MIA Agency (DPAA) take a moment to remember one of their own, U.S. Army Capt. Patrick Wilson, before running a 5k race in his memory during a recovery mis... More
Mr. David Brown, a scientific recovery expert working
Mr. David Brown, a scientific recovery expert working with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), investigates collected materials during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao People's Democr... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Sepongviwat, a linguist
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Sepongviwat, a linguist augmentee with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a break during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic... More
A local Lao worker aids in building a wet screening
A local Lao worker aids in building a wet screening station during the set-up of an excavation site that will be manned by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Xiangkouang provin... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members haul a rail road tie to a wet screening station to be cleaned as local workers watch at an excavation site, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Re... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Greenburg, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Greenburg, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee medic, takes the blood pressure of a local worker during a medical exam during the recovery mission in Xiangkouang provin... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Lewis, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Lewis, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee, passes a sand bag to another team member during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang provi... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Wilson Rodriguez,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Wilson Rodriguez, assigned medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), measures a local worker’s blood pressure during a one-day Medical Civil Action Project (... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director, poses for a photo with a DPAA recovery team after spending Thanksgiving Day working with them at an excavation sit... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director, helps DPAA recovery team members and local villagers excavate a unit during a visit to their recovery site on Than... More
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel,
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel, left, hands local children candy before leaving the excavation site at the end of the day, Xiangkouang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Oct. 31, ... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director, throws a football Thanksgiving Day with DPAA recovery team members while on standby for flight clearance to procee... More
U.S. Army Capt. Alexandra Long, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Capt. Alexandra Long, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leader, hands local workers a bucket of excavated soil to bring to the wet screening station in order to look for possible materia... More
A local worker smiles during a recovery mission led
A local worker smiles during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 1, 2017. DPAA personnel and augmentees spe... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director, looks to pass a football to DPAA recovery team members Thanksgiving Day while waiting for flight clearance to proc... More
U.S. Army Sc. Supitcha Wiriyaskunpan, a recovery
U.S. Army Sc. Supitcha Wiriyaskunpan, a recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), clears brush with local workers during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang p... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Greenburg, deployed by the
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Greenburg, deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), examines a local boy during a one-day Medical Civil Action Project (MEDCAP) in Xiang Khouang province, Lao People's ... More
David Brown, scientific recovery expert working with
David Brown, scientific recovery expert working with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), draws a wall profile of an excavated unit during a recovery mission in Xiangkhouang province, Laos, Nov. 29, 20... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Romero, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Romero, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator augmentee, works with local workers at a wet-screening station during a recovery mission in Xiang Kho... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, chops a rail road tie in half in order to remove it from a unit and inspect it for any material evidence from an air... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Krogman, left, Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Krogman, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team leader, delivers opening remarks before a Thanksgiving dinner, Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republi... More
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery teams fill their plates with Thanksgiving dishes as they celebrate the holiday at the end of the work day, Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democ... More
Local Lao children gather to watch the return of Defense
Local Lao children gather to watch the return of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees (not shown) after a day of excavation at an excavation site, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's... More
Local workers sit on a hill during a break during a
Local workers sit on a hill during a break during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 1, 201... More
David Brown, a scientific recovery expert working with
David Brown, a scientific recovery expert working with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), scopes grid during a recovery mission in Xiang khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Oct. 29, 2... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, commands “back to work” at the end of his team's hourly break during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang pro... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team members and local workers push excavated soil through mesh screens at a wet screening station during a recovery mission in Xiangkouang province, Lao People... More
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery teams prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for their teammates at the end of the work day, Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 23... More
Local Lao children wait at the helicopter landing zone
Local Lao children wait at the helicopter landing zone in the mornings and afternoons to say hello to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees (not shown) as they go to and from their r... More
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery teams wait in line to fill their plates with Thanksgiving dishes as they celebrate the holiday at the end of the work day, Xieng Khouang province, La... More
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Nathaniel Broughton,
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Nathaniel Broughton, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee, carries sand bags during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, right, Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, right, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, and local workers push excavated soil and debris through a wet screening station, Xiangkouang province, Lao P... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Greenburg, an augmentee deployed
U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Greenburg, an augmentee deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), works at a wet-screening station during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao People's Dem... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel David, an explosive
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel David, an explosive ordnance disposal technician augmentee assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs up surface metal hits at an excavation site during a re... More
U.S. service members and civilians with the Defense
U.S. service members and civilians with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) pose for a group photo after running a 5k race in memory of a fallen comrade, U.S. Army Capt. Patrick Wilson, during a recove... More
U.S. military personnel assigned as augmentee recovery
U.S. military personnel assigned as augmentee recovery non-commissioned officers with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), attach pipes and fittings for a wet-screening station during a recovery missio... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director, assists local villagers at an excavation site manned by a DPAA recovery team (not shown) in Xieng Khouang province, Lao ... More
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team member,
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team member, right, places a scoop of excavated soil into an evidence bucket, as a local worker, left, waits to take the bucket to a wet screens for further inspection... More
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery teams, not shown, have a table set in remembrance of America's fallen military members as they prepare for a Thanksgiving dinner during a recovery mi... More
A local Lao woman carries debris from an idle rice
A local Lao woman carries debris from an idle rice paddy as it is cleared during the set-up of an excavation site that will benmanned by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Xian... More
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class James Glatt, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordinance disposal augmentee, aids fellow DPAA recovery team members (not shown) in bui... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees work together to build a supply storage area, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Oct. 28, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to p... More
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery teams fill their plates with Thanksgiving dishes as they celebrate the end of the work day, Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic,... More
U.S. service members and civilians with the Defense
U.S. service members and civilians with the Defense POW/MIA Agency (DPAA) take a moment to remember a fallen DPAA comrade, U.S. Army Capt. Patrick Wilson, before running a 5k race in his memory during a recover... More
A local Lao worker works at a wet-screening station
A local Lao worker works at a wet-screening station with personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. ... More
David Brown, a scientific recovery expert working with
David Brown, a scientific recovery expert working with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), points out excavated units to U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, DPAA Deputy Director, and U.S. Army Maj. Christ... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director, assists local villagers at an excavation site manned by a DPAA recovery team (not shown) in Xieng Khouang province, Lao ... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees share a snack of "s’mores" with local workers during a lunch break, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 10, 2017. DPAA ... More
Local Lao workers move sandbags at an excavation site
Local Lao workers move sandbags at an excavation site manned by a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, Xiangkouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 17, 2017. DPAA personnel an... More