U.S. Army Sgt.1st Class Keith Novembre, team sergeant
U.S. Army Sgt.1st Class Keith Novembre, team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam war in Khammouan... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarrel Cook, recovery
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarrel Cook, recovery non-commissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Jeramy Mahoney, medic with the Defense
U.S. Army Capt. Jeramy Mahoney, medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs for a piece of metal that was detected during a sweep of a rubber tree plantation in Binh Duong, Socialist Republic ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Suk Her, recovery
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Suk Her, recovery non-commissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) excavates soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Murtagh, explosive
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Murtagh, explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) surveys soil for explosives during a DPAA mission to recover fallen servic... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Germaine McCall, Defense
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Germaine McCall, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator, tosses a bucket to a local worker during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist R... More
Dr. Megan Ingvoldstad, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Megan Ingvoldstad, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert, watches personnel screen soil during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May... More
A Lao worker takes a break during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao worker takes a break during a Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam war in Khammouan Province, Loas, May 17, 2017. The mission of DPAA is ... More
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Lipham, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Lipham, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician, swings a pick ax during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic o... More
From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jourdan Clark
From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jourdan Clark and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Garcia, members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, create a water filter during a mission in the Soc... More
A U.S. servicie memeber with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A U.S. servicie memeber with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavates a unit during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War, in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017... More
Seabees Assist in World War II Archaeological Dig
Sigonella Sailor volunteers and archaeological students screen soil for artifacts during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency archaeological excavation in Sicily, Nov. 16, 2019. Sailors from Naval Air Station Si... More
Joseph Griffin, archeologist with the U.S. Army Corps
Joseph Griffin, archeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, extracts soil from a root during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jason Allchin, recovery
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jason Allchin, recovery non-commissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) extracts soil from a unti soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service mem... More
A local Lao worker takes a break during a Defense POW/MIA
A local Lao worker takes a break during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen Service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 20, 2017. The mission of DPAA i... More
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Lipham, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Lipham, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician, shovels soil during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic of Vi... More
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team remove mud from a silt-retaining pond during a mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 24, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provide t... More
A Lao worker poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao worker poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. The mission of DPAA... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Vazquez, member of
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Vazquez, member of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, removes mud from a silt-retaining pond during a mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 1... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joel Mariscal, radio operator
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joel Mariscal, radio operator with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joel Mariscal, radio operator
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joel Mariscal, radio operator with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) helps a local worker put on gloves during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vie... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavate a unit during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War, in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. Th... More
A U.S. service member with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A U.S. service member with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavates a unit during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. T... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Amen, left, and U.S.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Amen, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel, both with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) screen soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen servic... More
Cadet Joshua Smoak, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at
Cadet Joshua Smoak, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, class of 2020, excavates soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist R... More
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov. 16, 2019) Builder Third Class
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov. 16, 2019) Builder Third Class Caleb Culberson screens soil for artifacts during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency archaeological excavation in Sicily, Nov. 16, 2019. Sailors from Naval... More
Cadet Joshua Smoak, class of 2020, U.S. Military Academy
Cadet Joshua Smoak, class of 2020, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, sweats while conducting recovery operations during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission in Thua Thien Hue p... More
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Lipham, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Lipham, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician, separates buckets during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Morse, recovery non-commissioned
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Morse, recovery non-commissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA), prepares to screen soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from t... More
Cadet Joshua Smoak, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at
Cadet Joshua Smoak, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, class of 2020, swings a pick ax during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Caige Chapman and U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Caige Chapman and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Rebecca Smith, members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, bucket dirt during a recovery mission in England, Aug. 5, 2019. This was DPAA’s... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) excavate a unit during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017.... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamen Dring, explosive
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamen Dring, explosive ordinance disposal technician, sprays water into a silt-retaining pond during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in the Socialist ... More
A Lao child poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao child poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 20, 2017. The mission of DPAA is t... More
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team remove mud from a silt-retaining pond during a mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 24, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provide t... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Reuben Young, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Sgt. Reuben Young, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer, wet screens dirt during a recovery mission in England, July 28, 2019. This was DPAA’s first-ever recovery ... More
Dr. Megan Ingvoldstad, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Megan Ingvoldstad, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert, shovels dirt during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 23, 2019. Ingvol... More
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team screen dirt with local workers during a mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 29, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provide the full... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Rebekah Sorensen, medic with the Defense
U.S. Navy Lt. Rebekah Sorensen, medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) interacts with local Lao workers during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War, in Khammoua... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarrel Cook, recovery
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jarrel Cook, recovery non-commissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA), extracts soil from a unit during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members fro... More
U.S. Army Capt. Matt Salyer, associate professor, U.S.
U.S. Army Capt. Matt Salyer, associate professor, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, excavates soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue provi... More
Cadet Joshua Smoak, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at
Cadet Joshua Smoak, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, class of 2020, poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialis... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Gamble, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Gamble, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) director of operations, Detachment Europe, screens dirt during a recovery mission in England, Aug. 5, 2019. This was DPAA’s first-ever ... More
Dr. Chris Davis, archaeologist from the University
Dr. Chris Davis, archaeologist from the University of Illinois at Chicago, excavates soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic of Vie... More
A local villager passes a bucket of dirt during a Defense
A local villager passes a bucket of dirt during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 7, 2019. DPAA’s mission is to provide ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lauren Falk, forensic photographer
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lauren Falk, forensic photographer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a break during recovery operations in search of fallen Service members from the Vietnam War in ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Justin Curtiss, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Justin Curtiss, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic, swings a pick ax during a recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 23, 2019. Curti... More
A Lao worker poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao worker poses for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam war in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. The mission of DPAA... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ramon Hill, life support
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ramon Hill, life support investigator with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screens possible evidence during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietna... More
A Lao worker takes a break during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao worker takes a break during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 20, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to p... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Rebekah Sorensen, left, medic and U.S.
U.S. Navy Lt. Rebekah Sorensen, left, medic and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rhita Daniel, recovery non-commissioned officer both with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sweep a unit during a DPAA mission... More
U.S. Airforce Capt. Christopher Perez, team leader
U.S. Airforce Capt. Christopher Perez, team leader with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Pr... More
U.S. Army Spc. Supitcha Wiriyaskunpan, recovery Soldier
U.S. Army Spc. Supitcha Wiriyaskunpan, recovery Soldier with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA), screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam war in Khammo... More
A Lao worker holds buckets during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao worker holds buckets during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to p... More
U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Ryan Theobald, explosive
U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Ryan Theobald, explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, supply
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, supply non-commissioned-officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), fills buckets with soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen Service members f... More
U.S. service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) rehearse medical evacuation procedures during a recovery mission in England, July 22, 2019. This was DPAA’s first-ever recovery miss... More
From left, U.S. Army Capt. Michelle Shin, Defense POW/MIA
From left, U.S. Army Capt. Michelle Shin, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team leader, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jourdan Clark, medic, remove dirt from an excavation site during a recovery... More
A member of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
A member of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team passes a bucket to local workers during a recovery mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 29, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to prov... More
U.S. Army Capt. Matt Salyer, associate professor, U.S.
U.S. Army Capt. Matt Salyer, associate professor, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, excavates soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Thua Thien Hue provin... More
U.S. Service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) bucket soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen Service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 20, 2017. The mis... More
U.S. Service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screen soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen Service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 20, 2017. The mis... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Byron Lawson, life support
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Byron Lawson, life support investigator, sprays water into a screen during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 29, 20... More
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov. 16, 2019) Sailor volunteers
SIGONELLA, Sicily (Nov. 16, 2019) Sailor volunteers from Naval Air Station Sigonella’s Public Works department assist a University of Illinois at Chicago research team during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency... More
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team remove dirt from an excavation site during a mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 29, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provide the... More
Lao workers pose for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA
Lao workers pose for a photo during a Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. The mission of DPAA i... More
A Lao worker holds buckets during a Defense POW/MIA
A Lao worker holds buckets during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to p... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lauren Falk, forensic photographer
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lauren Falk, forensic photographer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), extracts soil from a unit at an excavation site during a DPAA mission to recover fallen Service membe... More