U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ruth, explosive
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ruth, explosive ordinance disposal technician and augmentee to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), performs an operational check of the CEIA Compact Metal Detect... More
Members of a joint recovery team deployed by the Defense
Members of a joint recovery team deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team conduct a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) rehearsal before starting excavation operations in Lak Xao Province... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop and Capt. Eric
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop and Capt. Eric Ahle, both with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), remove sediment at the bottom of a water collection point for wet screen operations as part of a DPA... More
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Carson, with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Carson, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), transfers a case containing possible remains of unidentified servicemembers, during a dignified transfer ceremony, Joint Base Pe... More
17-3VM, US Marine Corps Photo
U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant (ret.) Peter Post, returns to Khe Sanh to aid the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery efforts in the Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, May 22, 2017. Peter returned to... More
U.S. Army divers, assigned to 7th Dive Detachment,
U.S. Army divers, assigned to 7th Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, front step into the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of northern Vietnam, May 27, 2017. The Soldiers are part of a Defense POW/MIA Account... 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
A local worker clears a field while assisting the Defense
A local worker clears a field while assisting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a recovery mission in Nghe An province, Vietnam, Nov. 29, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest po... More
Leadership from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Leadership from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) observe a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 3, 2018. The ceremony was part of DPAA’... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency deputy director of operations, speaks to a Pearl Harbor survivor before a memorial ceremony at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii,... More
Father Paul Hurley, Maj. Gen., Chief of Chaplains,
Father Paul Hurley, Maj. Gen., Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army (Ret.) presides over the funeral of Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. Mills, killed during the Vietnam War, June 24, 2019 at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel,... More
Mr. Kelly McKeague, director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Mr. Kelly McKeague, director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), along with members of South Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MVPA) and Ministry of National Defense for KIA Recovery and... More
The children of 1st Lt. Loren Hintz, Martin Hintz (left)
The children of 1st Lt. Loren Hintz, Martin Hintz (left) and Gretchen Hintz-Wronka give a speech at their dad's ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery, Nov. 16, 2019 in Florence, Italy. A World War II pilot... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Khang Tran, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Khang Tran, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team noncommissioned officer, teaches children to play a board game during a recovery mission in Lang Son Province, Vietnam... More
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the remains of Marine Corps Pfc. Harold V. Thomas, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, during Thomas’ funeral, May 7, 2017. Thomas, who was accounted for on Nov. 7, 2016. ... More
190914-N-NU281-1025 EL DORADO, Kansas (Sept. 14, 2019)
190914-N-NU281-1025 EL DORADO, Kansas (Sept. 14, 2019) Sailors assigned to Strategic Communications Wing 1 render military funeral honors for U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett, a Sailor killed i... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael Linnington prepares to shovel dirt and assist in excavation efforts during his visit to a recovery sites, Nov. 6, 2015 in Attapeu Province, Laos. Direct... More
U.S. Army Maj. Deanna Sheets, a medic assigned to a
U.S. Army Maj. Deanna Sheets, a medic assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, shovels soil during excavation operations in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, March ... More
A local Lao villager stands during a scheduled break,
A local Lao villager stands during a scheduled break, in the Houaphanh Province, Laos, July 17, 2018. With help from the host nation, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) missions speed up, and increase eff... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Points, detachment commander,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Points, detachment commander, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), left, and Senior Col. Nguyen Huu Luong, deputy director, Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP), M... More
A U.S. Navy honor guardsmen assigned to Navy Region
A U.S. Navy honor guardsmen assigned to Navy Region Hawaii renders a salute at the funeral of Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 21,... More
Service members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Service members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) alongside U.S. Navy Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 listen to the safety brief prior to conducting an underwater recovery operation in ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam, a linguist
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam, a linguist deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), poses for a photo, Sept. 17, 2018, in Quang Binh, Vietnam. A DPAA recovery team deployed to t... More
George Ritter Jr., son of recently accounted for George
George Ritter Jr., son of recently accounted for George L. Ritter, signs the chain of custody paperwork at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 1... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brandon Grant, assigned
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brandon Grant, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), renders honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020. Cases cont... More
Dr. Gregory E. Berg, lab case manager for the Defense
Dr. Gregory E. Berg, lab case manager for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) scientific analysis directorate, weighs a portion of a test specimen in DPAA’s isotope lab on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hic... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 11, 2018. The ceremony was part of... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Trenten Baker, a mountaineer assigned
U.S. Army Sgt. Trenten Baker, a mountaineer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), breaks up hard dirt while on a dig shift during recovery operations in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam, Aug. 20, 201... More
Mrs. Alice Pearson, right in blue, takes a moment to
Mrs. Alice Pearson, right in blue, takes a moment to welcome the remains of her brother, Cpl. Jerry Garrison, home after nearly 70-years, at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas on O... More
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. George S. Bussa, 29, of Chicago,
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. George S. Bussa, 29, of Chicago, was buried October 10, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In November 1943, Bussa was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Mar... More
160816-N-WI365-091 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-091 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - Spc. Theodore Archacki, a diver assigned to 7th Engineer Dive in Oahu, Hawaii, performs pre-dive checks prior to entering the water during a dive miss... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Romel Pajimula, right, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Romel Pajimula, right, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) detachment commander, consoles Air Force Senior Airman Tycoria Johnson, DPAA augment, during a memorial visit in Quang Binh pro... More
U.S. Army Spc. Zachery Walton, works in unseasonable
U.S. Army Spc. Zachery Walton, works in unseasonable hot temperatures, while searching for evidence of a B-17 Bomber lost during World War II, August 1, 2018. Weather, monotony and sometimes, the lack of progr... More
Transfer cases containing the possible remains of fallen
Transfer cases containing the possible remains of fallen service members sit in a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane prior to an honorable carry for the possible remains of unidentified service mem... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Pinon, assigned
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Pinon, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rings America's Freedom Bell during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony, hosted by DPAA at the... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavate during a recovery mission to locate a missing Navy pilot. DPAA conducts global search, recovery and laboratory operations to identify unaccounted... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion,
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division fold the burial flag of U.S. Army Pfc. Albert E. Atkins, Dec. 15, 2017, at the National Memori... More
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is signed between
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is signed between Mr. Kelly K. McKeague, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and, LTG Robert P. Ashley, Jr., Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Sept.... More
Marines with Marine Corps Barracks (8th & I) hold the
Marines with Marine Corps Barracks (8th & I) hold the American Flag over the casket of Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony G. Guerriero, at Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2017. Guerriero, 2... More
Army Sgt. Edward Saunders, 27, of Baltimore, accounted
Army Sgt. Edward Saunders, 27, of Baltimore, accounted for on Dec. 2, 2016, was buried June 7, 2017 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In February 1951, Saunders was a member of Company K, 3... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019. The c... More
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the remains of Marine Corps Pfc. Harold V. Thomas, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, during Thomas’ funeral, May 7, 2017. Thomas, who was accounted for on Nov. 7, 2016. ... More
U.S Marine Col. Michael Gann speaks during the Marine’s
U.S Marine Col. Michael Gann speaks during the Marine’s cake cutting ceremony for the 240th birthday of the Marine Corps at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Nov. 10, 2015 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-... More
U.S. Navy Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit
U.S. Navy Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 prepare to conduct an underwater recovery operation in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, Sept. 28, 2016. The Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 is working with the De... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chase McFeron, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chase McFeron, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician augmentee, examines debris while searching for the remains of a lost U.S. service member ... More
Shown is the an excavation site opened by the Defense
Shown is the an excavation site opened by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during and underwater recovery operation off the coast of Koror, Palau Jan. 24, 2018. DPAA conducts global search, recovery and la... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Indo-Pacific Directorate director, stands at the front of a formation during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leadership
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leadership salutes a casket during a DPAA disinterment ceremony, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2020. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s efforts to disinter the remains of unkn... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffry Rieck, a recovery NCO
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffry Rieck, a recovery NCO deployed with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, digs for possible material evidence as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Banlung, Cambodia, Jan. 18. Rie... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael O'Neal, a photographer
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael O'Neal, a photographer and member of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team poses for a photo at the beginning and at the end of a work day on an excavation site, ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Steward, a recovery supervisor
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Steward, a recovery supervisor for recovery team three, hands out supplies and clothing to local citizens during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission in Laos, April 4, ... More
Marine Corps Cpl. John V. McNichol, 20, of Altoona,
Marine Corps Cpl. John V. McNichol, 20, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, accounted for on Sept. 25, 2017, was buried May 14, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In November 1943, McNichol was assigne... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) line up to lay tokens of appreciation down at the memorial monument during a memorial service for seven service members that lost their lives in a helicop... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marc Weyrick, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marc Weyrick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes water out of the excavation area during a recovery mission in Dien Bien, Vietnam, Nov. 12, 2016. Members of DPAA deployed to ... More
Dr. Debra P. Zinni, PhD (right), Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Dr. Debra P. Zinni, PhD (right), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) forensic anthropologist and laboratory manager, briefs civic leaders and Pacific Air Forces commanders on DPAA's mission and the process... More
Local workers assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Local workers assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team utilize tools to carve steps in the ground during excavation operations in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam, Aug. 20, 2018. A DPAA recover... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 21, 2019. This ... More
U.S. Navy Honor Guardsmen assigned to Navy Region Hawaii
U.S. Navy Honor Guardsmen assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a burial at sea in honor of Radioman 3rd Class Jack Goldwater, Ford Island, Hawaii, June 7, 2019. Goldwater was assigned to the USS Oklahoma whic... More
Dr. Emily Streetman, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Emily Streetman, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Offutt Laboratory forensic anthropologist, inputs case file reports into a database February 6, 2019, inside the DPAA office on Offutt Air Force Base, Nebr... More
U.S. Army Capt. Brent Bond, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Capt. Brent Bond, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team leader, passes a bucket at the screening station during excavation operations in the Houaphan province, Laos, Feb. 7, 2019. T... More
190611-N-WO404-111 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy
190611-N-WO404-111 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (June 11, 2019) U.S. 6th Fleet Command Master Chief Johannes J. Gonzalez stands watch over disinterred remains at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Ju... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall, a forensic
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall, a forensic photographer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), renders honors during a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of th... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accunting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accunting Agency (DPAA) and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One Company 1-6 conduct a repatriation ceremony in Koror, Palau, Feb. 23, 2018. The repatriation ceremo... More
Mr. Kevin Dalton, an archeologist with the Defense
Mr. Kevin Dalton, an archeologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), gives instruction to team members while conducting an investigation in Myanmar, March 3, 2018. The mission of DPAA is to prov... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket of Army Pfc. Walter W. Green, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, July 20. In November 1950, Green was a member ... More
U.S. Marine Corps retired Col. Gary Shaw, left, logistics
U.S. Marine Corps retired Col. Gary Shaw, left, logistics operations division chief, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), passes a piece of cake to U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Blake Steadham, field investigatio... More
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. Army Col. Ronald Wells, a physician assigned to
U.S. Army Col. Ronald Wells, a physician assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), examines patients during a recovery mission in the country of Laos, Nov. 8, 2018. Wells conducted humanitarian ... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts a repatriation ceremony for unknown service members on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Apr. 14, 2016. The remains of these unknown heroes recovered from variou... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Duff, life support
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Duff, life support investigator with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a break from screening during a DPAA mission to recover a fallen service member from th... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Dunbar, team leader
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Dunbar, team leader and medic assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), records a grid coordinate during a recovery mission in Hong Van Province, Vietnam, March 2... More
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I), the United States Marine Band, "The President's Own”, and the 3d US Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) Caisson Platoon participate in the full honors r... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) drape a U.S. flag over a disinterred casket with the remains of an unknown service member from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacifi... 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
Air Force Col. William E. Campbell, 37, of McAllen,
Air Force Col. William E. Campbell, 37, of McAllen, Texas, accounted for on Dec. 5, 2016, was buried May 18 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Jan. 29, 1969, Campbell was a member of the ... More
Airmen with the United States Air Forces Honor Guard
Airmen with the United States Air Forces Honor Guard escort the remains of Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Donald J. Hall, during Hall's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, March 26, 2018. On Feb. 6, 1967, Hall... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel carry leis to present honored guests during a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii,... More
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon helps conduct Military Funeral Honors with Funeral Escort for U.S. Army Private 1st Class John Taylor at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Vir... More
Military service members, former POWs, families and
Military service members, former POWs, families and veterans gather during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2019. First e... More
Allison Campo, a scientific recovery expert with the
Allison Campo, a scientific recovery expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavates during a recovery mission conducted in Dien Bien province, Vietnam, Nov. 18, 2017. The mission of DPAA is... More
A local worker from Nghe An province, Vietnam, takes
A local worker from Nghe An province, Vietnam, takes a smoke break while assisting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a recovery operation, Nov. 29, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to provide the ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Hester, a medic attached
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Hester, a medic attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), participates in a repatriation ceremony in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 23, 2019. The ceremony... More
Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honor
Members of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honor Guard render a salute during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at National Memorial Cemeter... More
An honor guard detail of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
An honor guard detail of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) personnel conducts an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. Carry teams will take 55 flag-drap... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffery Hart, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffery Hart, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), unclogs the hoses during a recovery mission in Dien Bien, Vietnam, Nov. 16, 2016. Members of DPAA deployed to the area in hopes ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Martin (left), recovery
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Martin (left), recovery team sergeant, and U.S. Army Spc. Kylar Weatherly (right) both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) operates a water pump during rec... More
David White, an analyst from STONY BEACH, (left) and
David White, an analyst from STONY BEACH, (left) and Ray Kern, head analyst from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), right, survey a burial site, Quang Binh province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Au... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and U.S.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command conduct an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. Carry teams will move 55 transfer... More
A lei rests on a ballard as service members conduct
A lei rests on a ballard as service members conduct underwater recovery operations off the coast of Halong Bay, Vietnam, June 16, 2019. The recovery effort was conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Vietnamese support continue daily screening operation in the Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam, June 18, 2016. DPAA deployed seven experts to the area ... More
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – U.S. Army Sergeant Ferdinand
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – U.S. Army Sergeant Ferdinand Berrios, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency military volunteer, sharpens a machete that will be used to clear away vegetation during a DPAA recovery miss... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Brauer (front) and U.S. Army
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cory Brauer (front) and U.S. Army Sgt. Conner Debrine (back) both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) carry buckets of soil during recovery operations in Münster, Germ... More
Kelly McKeague, kneeling, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Kelly McKeague, kneeling, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency director, speaks with Tonya McClain, grand-niece of Army Pfc. Walter W. Green, during Green's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, July 2... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Pierre, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Pierre, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician augmentee, searches a dried rice paddy for possible unexplosive ordnance while on a recov... More
U.S. Army Spc. Martin Vences, Jr., recovery team member
U.S. Army Spc. Martin Vences, Jr., recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), places soil into a bucket during recovery operations in Reken, Germany, May 18, 2019. The team e... More
Sandals lay on a bamboo platform as members of a Defense
Sandals lay on a bamboo platform as members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team and local Cambodian workers share a meal after screening and sifting through dirt during a recovery missio... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jhosselin Alonzo, a Defense
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jhosselin Alonzo, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery non-commissioned officer augmentee, poses for a photo alongside a local worker, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, June... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Garrison, a Defense
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Garrison, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team explosive ordinance disposal technician (EOD), poses for a portrait during a recovery mission in Ratanakiri P... More
An excavation site is viewed from the side of a hill
An excavation site is viewed from the side of a hill where members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) will begin digging in search of missing service members from the Vietnam War, August 24, 2016, ... More
Members from Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members from Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavate, Nov. 24, 2015 in Attapeu Province, Laos, during search and recovery efforts to retrieve two U.S. Army soldiers who went down with a Grumman OV-1 M... More