160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – Spc. Theodore Archacki, a diver assigned to 7th Engineer Dive in Oahu, Hawaii, inspects dive tank tubes prior to inspecting a seaplane wreck site with... More
Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert screens soil as part of a DPAA recovery team in Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam April 2, 2018. The team deployed to the a... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member
U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), mows grass in preparation of recovery operations in Reken, Germany, April 18, 2019. The team excava... More
Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached
Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sets up excavation equipment during a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Oct. 25, 2019. DPAA person... More
Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class
Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class Edwin McCabe, of Newport, North Carolina, arrives for McCabe's funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2019. ... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conduct recovery operations in order to find a pilot from World War Two in Novi Troy Any, Ukraine July 28th, 2016. The DPAA mission is to provide the ful... More
160816-N-WI365-037 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-037 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), provides a pre-dive safety brief prior ... More
A U.S. Marine of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
A U.S. Marine of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carries a case containing possible remains of unidentified service members during a dignified transfer, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec.... More
Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA
Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to attendees during a re-dedication ceremony of Building 220 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec.14, 2018. Building... More
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019.... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) look over a transfer case containing the remains of unidentified U.S. service members during a repatriation ceremony, Da Nang, Socia... More
A fishing boat floats outside of a recovery site during
A fishing boat floats outside of a recovery site during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha Long Bay during the Vietnam War, Feb. 26, 2020. The... More
Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense
Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, familiarizes Fiona S. Evans, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Düsseldorf, Germany, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Gamble... More
A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service
A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service members floats near the dig site off the coast of Halong Bay, Vietnam, May 27, 2019. The recovery effort was conducted by DPAA to locate service members who... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) perform a repatriation ceremony in honor of the recovered remains of military personnel in Da Nang, Vietnam, June 28, 2016. DPAA deployed five teams acros... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA) render honors during a disinterment ceremony for unknown service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2016. ... 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
160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, awaits the ascension of divers inspecting a se... More
U.S. Army Spc. Bryon Goodman, diver, 7th Engineer Dive
U.S. Army Spc. Bryon Goodman, diver, 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, stationed out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, prepares to dive during a Defense POW/MIA Accoutning Agency (DPAA) mission to search ... More
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019.... More
160816-N-WI365-246 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-246 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, returns from inspecting a seaplane wreck site ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt.Toan Pham, linguist, attached
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt.Toan Pham, linguist, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) digs during a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 25, 2019. For two months DPAA personnel and ... More
A member of the Marine Corps League follows the program
A member of the Marine Corps League follows the program during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolul... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Grissom, a recovery team
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Grissom, a recovery team member assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) starts a motor for a wet screening pool in Boualapha District, Khammouan Province, Laos, Jan. 26,... 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, Jan. 28, 2019. The c... More
Traci Van Deest, a scientific recovery expert with
Traci Van Deest, a scientific recovery expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), oversees excavation operations with the assistance of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dung Vu, a linguist with DPAA, i... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Bible, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Bible, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, prepares to search for remains during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoan... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director for operations, watches as U.S. soldiers with the United Nations Command (UNC) fold the UNC flag during a repatriation... More
Dust fills the air as members of a Defense POW/MIA
Dust fills the air as members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team excavate a unit during recovery operations in Laos, March 27, 2019. The recovery team excavated the area in hopes of fin... More
Mr. Jason Blount, Chief of Interpretation and Education,
Mr. Jason Blount, Chief of Interpretation and Education, WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, speaks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ... More
Vietnamese nationals dig in a unit during a Defense
Vietnamese nationals dig in a unit during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) operation in the Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam, Aug. 28, 2016. DPAA deployed seven experts to the area in hopes of recov... More
Dr. Owen O'leary, an archeologist assigned to the Defense
Dr. Owen O'leary, an archeologist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) documents a soil wall profile during a recovery mission in Bataan province, Republic of the Philippines, Jan. 24, 2020.... More
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – Mr. Kevin Dalton, an archeologist
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – Mr. Kevin Dalton, an archeologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), examines a soil profile for potential material evidence during a DPAA recovery mission in a forest... More
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
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 mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, ... More
Members from Troop 135 and 316, Boy Scouts of America,
Members from Troop 135 and 316, Boy Scouts of America, salute during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pa... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct a disinterment ceremony held at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2018. The ceremony was par... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Raymund Cruz (center),
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Raymund Cruz (center), recovery team sergeant assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) and other local workers shovel soil during a recovery mission in Bataan provi... 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, Feb. 10, 2020. The c... More
160816-N-WI365-058 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-058 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and 7th Engineer Dive from Oahu, Hawaii, along with some locals participate in a dive brief prior... 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. 18, 2019. The c... 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, Nov. 4, 2019. This c... More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Stellenwerf, recovery team member
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Stellenwerf, recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts wood for the construction of a soil screening station in preparation of recovery operation... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Austin at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 12, 2019. Austin was assigned to... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Deputy Director Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler addresses the crowd during a memorial service for service members that lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Apr. 7, 200... More
U.S. service members, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during a repatriation ceremony, Da Nang, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Dec. 11, 2018. The ceremony was conducted in... More
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho,
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho, Jr., second from left, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF), sifts soil from an exca... 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, Sept. 9, 2019. The ceremony was part of... More
U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician 2nd
U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician 2nd Class George Barney, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), searches for unexploded ordnance during an underwater recovery operation aimed... More
A local worker assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A local worker assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team looks at a controlled fire during excavation operations in Khammouan province, April 1, 2018. The team deployed to the area in s... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Robinson, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Robinson, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team explosive ordinance disposal technician (EOD), sweeps a unit for loose metal during a recovery mission in Lang Son... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Cline, an explosive
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Cline, an explosive ordnance disposal technician (EOD) attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), does a metal detection sweep during a recovery mission in Savannah... More
160816-N-WI365-311 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-311 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, supervises divers from 7th Engineer Dive from ... More
Mindy Simonsson, an archeologist with the Defense POW/MIA
Mindy Simonsson, an archeologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), reviews her filed notebook while preparing an excavation site in Laos, Nov. 13, 2016. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Dubs, a Defense
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Dubs, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery explosive ordinance technician augmentee, scans for potential metal material as part of a recovery mission condu... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Robinson, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Robinson, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team explosive ordinance disposal technician (EOD), sweeps a unit for loose metal during a recovery mission in Lang Son... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Mamadou Samake, recovery team member,
U.S. Army Pfc. Mamadou Samake, recovery team member, helps disassemble the wet-screening station during the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) recovery operations in the Trapani province of Sicily, Ital... More
Family members hold a candle for a remembrance ceremony
Family members hold a candle for a remembrance ceremony during the National League of POW/MIA Families 50th Annual Candlelight Dinner in Arlington, Virginia, June 20, 2019. The league's purpose is to obtain the... More
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho,
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph Caravalho, Jr., center, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF), speaks to service members from th... 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
Howard Mariteragi, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Howard Mariteragi, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator (LSI), identifies possible material evidence during a unilateral turn-over in Kon Tum Province, Socialist Republic of Viet... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Talia Smith, assigned to the
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Talia Smith, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes debris from an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Repub... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2016. The event is held every year on... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Tara Watamaleo, a team
U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Tara Watamaleo, a team leader and medical technician for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), stitches the wound of a Vietnamese team member in the Thua Thien Hue Provinc... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Krista Mcgraw, a team medic
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Krista Mcgraw, a team medic assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) shovels soil during recovery operations in Münster, Germany, May 2, 2019. DPAA team members excava... 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
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. 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
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
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
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment 2 Commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Points talks with U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Quoc Nguyen, a DPAA recovery team Linguist, during a recovery mission in ... 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
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. 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
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
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy,
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy, poses for a photo with a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team during a DPAA recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Feb. 1, 2020.... 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
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. 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. 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
Carrie LeGarde, an anthropologist attached to the Defense
Carrie LeGarde, an anthropologist attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) places grid coordinates on a stake during a recovery mission in Boualapha District, Khammouan Province, Laos, Jan. 26, ... More
Todd Livick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Todd Livick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director of Outreach and Communications, gives opening remarks during a Family Member Update (FMU) hosted by the DPAA in Portland, Oregon, Feb. 22, 2020. DP... 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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
A local worker assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A local worker assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team poses for a photo during operations in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, March 31, 2018. The team deployed to t... 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