Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk stands ready to command
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk stands ready to command the troops during an arrival ceremony hosted by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The r... More
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vie... More
A joint honor detail carries a flag-draped transfer
A joint honor detail carries a flag-draped transfer case from a C-17 to a bus during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command arrival ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The transfer cases, which repr... More
Physical anthropologist Bob Mann and intern Jane Hoff, both from the A...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Rel... More
During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry "Monk" Banks, CIV, USAF Release St... More
During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry "Monk" Banks, CIV, USAF Release St... More
During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry "Monk" Banks, CIV, USAF Release St... More
During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry "Monk" Banks, CIV, USAF Release St... More
Recovery team members assigned to the Joint POW/MIA
Recovery team members assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, discover a second possible turbine while excavating the site of an aircraft crash. The ultimate mission of JPAC, and all the agencies invo... More
An honor detail renders a final salute to fallen comrades
An honor detail renders a final salute to fallen comrades during an arrival ceremony hosted by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains re... More
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Cazel, (left) and U.S. Navy
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Cazel, (left) and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Nilsson, members of a recovery team of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, discover a second possible turbine while excavating... More
Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall is briefed on operations at ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sr. AMN. Christopher J .Matthews Release... More
During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry "Monk" Banks, CIV, USAF Release St... More
During a commemorative ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) Hangar ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry"Monk"Banks, CIV, USAF Release Stat... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - JPAC arrival ceremony
A joint service Color Guard from the U.S. Pacific Command stand at ease before a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Arrival Ceremony held to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remain... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Nilsson, an
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Nilsson, an Explosives Ordnance Disposal technician temporarily assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, examines a large piece of wreckage discovered during the... More
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Army 1st. Sgt. DaNang
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Army 1st. Sgt. DaNang McKay inspects a joint formation before an arrival ceremony hosted by JPAC to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains rece... More
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vie... More
Team members from a specialized recovery team from
Team members from a specialized recovery team from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command fill sandbags as they begin recovery operations at a remote mountain location. The mission of JPAC, and the agencies invol... More
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full... More
Veterans show their support to fallen comrades during
Veterans show their support to fallen comrades during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military hono... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Nilsson, an
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Nilsson, an Explosives Ordnance Disposal technician augmented to a small but specialized Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team, takes the GPS coordinates of the ... More
Recovery Leader Kelley Esh and Petty Officer 2nd Class
Recovery Leader Kelley Esh and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lora Jones (right) carefully sift through recovered evidence for clues that could possibly identify seven airmen still unaccounted-for from the Vietnam war... More
A team member uses a piece of glass to further examine
A team member uses a piece of glass to further examine possible evidence while excavating an aircraft crash site in Laos. The ultimate goal of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, and of the agencies involved ... More
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vie... More
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vie... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Cazel carefully excavates
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Cazel carefully excavates a grid unit at a remote mountain location. Cazel is assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, in Honlolulu, Hawaii, as a recovery non-commissioned of... More
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vie... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Domingo Chavez, a team leader
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Domingo Chavez, a team leader with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, excavates a 4x4 meter grid on the recovery site while searching for the remains of seven airmen whose aircraft c... More
A Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team outlines
A Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team outlines an excavated crash site with white engineer tape in preparation to take final site photos. The specialized 9-man team conducted operations on site for 3... More
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full... More
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops
Marine Corps Capt. Jared Sprunk commands the troops during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full... More
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command team members conduct
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command team members conduct recovery operations at a remote mountain location with the help of local villagers. The ultimate mission of JPAC, and all the agencies involved, is to achie... More
Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic Karen B. Stewart, (left) is briefed by Recovery Leader Kelley Esh during a visit to a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery site in southern Laos. Stewart ... More
Recovery team members assigned to the Joint POW/MIA
Recovery team members assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, and a pilot with Helicopters New Zealand examine a possible turbine discovered during the day's excavation. The ultimate mission of JPAC, ... More
A Laotian baby plays with a set of dog tags. A Joint
A Laotian baby plays with a set of dog tags. A Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery team is visiting the mountainous site for more than 30 days, searching for the remains of seven airmen whose plane crashe... More
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command hosts an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vie... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - JPAC arrival ceremony
A joint service color guard from the U.S. Pacific Command stands at ease before a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command arrival ceremony held to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remai... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - JPAC Arrival Ceremony
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Torres of the Marine Forces Pacific band plays Taps as troops render honors to the fallen during an Arrival Ceremony hosted by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command for U.S. person... More
Lao and U.S. team members supporting the Joint POW/MIA
Lao and U.S. team members supporting the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command's recovery mission screen dirt from a remote mountainous site. The approximately 35-day deployment marks the 120th Joint Field Activity ... More
Military personnel assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting
Military personnel assigned to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command form up during an arrival ceremony to honor fallen U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors ... More
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Torres of the Marine
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Torres of the Marine Forces Pacific band plays taps as troops render honors to the fallen during an arrival ceremony hosted by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command for U.S. person... More
Recovery Leader Kelley Esh, Joint POW/MIA Accounting
Recovery Leader Kelley Esh, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, carefully moves dirt with a pick axe while searching for the remains of seven airmen that remain unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. About 30 JPAC... More
A local villager and her child observe a Joint POW/MIA
A local villager and her child observe a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command recovery site as team members excavate a remote mountainous site. The specialized recovery team deployed out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Domingo Chavez and Staff Sgt.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Domingo Chavez and Staff Sgt. Richard DeArmas, both assigned to recovery team at Detachment Four, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, take a moment to fold a POW/MIA flag on the recovery ... More
A joint honor detail carries a flag-draped transfer
A joint honor detail carries a flag-draped transfer case from a C-17 to a bus during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command arrival ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The transfer cases, which repr... More