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
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
Members and guests of the National League of of Families
Members and guests of the National League of of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps during the leagues 49th annual meeting in Triangle, Vir... 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
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sargent Dane Griffin searches
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sargent Dane Griffin searches for sub-surface metal, in hopes of finding aircraft wreckage from a missing B-26 Bomber lost during World War II, 7 May 2017. Griffin is an explosives or... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Walters stands by
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Walters stands by the remains of his great uncle, U.S. Army Pfc. Joe S. Elmore, before transport during a chain of custody event at the Senator Daniel K. Inouye Center of Excell... More
David Rankin, a forensic anthropologist with History
David Rankin, a forensic anthropologist with History Flight Inc., gives a historical overview of the battle of Tarawa at the History Flight Tarawa Repository, Republic of Kiribati, Nov. 19, 2018. History Flight... 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
The U.S. flag waves next to the flag for the Republic
The U.S. flag waves next to the flag for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at the airport in Mandalay, Myanmar before a repatriation ceremony conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), March ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Ritz, a recovery
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jeremy Ritz, a recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), works at a wet screening station during a recovery mission in Ha Tinh Pr... 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 using low pressure water during a DPAA mission to recover a fallen service member from the Vietnam War, Quang Binh Province, Vi... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel render honors during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2018. Disinterment ceremonies are par... More
U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander, delivers his remarks during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The ceremony marked the arriva... 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) personnel, prepares a turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner in Xieng Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 23,... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Swain, an augmentee
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Swain, an augmentee recovery noncommissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), participates in a repatriation ceremony, Pakse, Lao People’s Democratic Rep... More
Robert Marzo and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Walters
Robert Marzo and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nathaniel Walters secure the remains of the late U.S. Army Pfc. Joe S. Elmore during a chain of custody event held on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 14, 201... More
Local villagers observe as members of the Defense POW/MIA
Local villagers observe as members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavate a burial in Papua New Guinea, Aug. 25, 2018. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our... 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
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shamar Jones, recovery
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shamar Jones, recovery noncommissioned officer, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participates in a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 22, 2019.... 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
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 Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 8, 2018. The ceremony included the first se... More
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; “The President’s Own” Marine Band; and Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors with funeral ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Truc Le, a linguist assigned
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Truc Le, a linguist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries a case containing possible remains of an unidentified U.S. service member from WWII during an hono... More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Carlo Gonzalez, the Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Carlo Gonzalez, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Indo-Pacific senior enlisted advisor, salutes during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the P... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leadership
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leadership and the guest of honor participate in a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept... 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
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
A local villager clears brush during the Defense POW/MIA
A local villager clears brush during the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) recovery operations in Khammounan Province, People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, March 15, 2017. DPAA team members deployed t... 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
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Goree, a communications specialist
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Goree, a communications specialist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assists with screening operations during a recovery mission to find aircrew members of a U.... 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
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amani Maulolo, a team sergeant
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amani Maulolo, a team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), turns on a water hose during wet screening training on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 17,... 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
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Michael Whitener, right,
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Michael Whitener, right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a flag to mark a metal hit from U.S. Army Capt. E... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screens soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, June 8, 2017. The mi... 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
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
Dr. Sabrina Ta'ala, a forensic anthropologist with
Dr. Sabrina Ta'ala, a forensic anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), foreground, gives a tour to U.S. Air Force Capt. John Dinan, Special U.S. Air Force Escort, at the DPAA Laborator... 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. 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, Dec. 17, 2018. The c... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 7, 2019. The ceremony was p... 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
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - Mr. Dane Magoon, Defense
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - Mr. Dane Magoon, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, writes in his log book during a mission to Germany. The DPAA mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our mi... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, director of operations,
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, director of operations, Indo-Pacific Region, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), left, greets Senior Col. Nguyen Huu Luong, deputy director, Vietnamese Office for Seek... More
Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen
Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson visits with service members and civilians assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a tour of the agency at Joint Base Pear... More
U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Lucas, a team leader with the
U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Lucas, a team leader with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), inspects soil during an excavation and recovery mission searching for the remains of airmen missing from a B-17 Bo... More
Jim Hickerson, a former POW, rings America's Bell of
Jim Hickerson, a former POW, rings America's Bell of Freedom with assistance from Sgt. Maj. Joaquin Andujar, senior enlisted leader, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), during a National POW/MIA Recogniti... 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 the American flag during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, O... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carry a transfer case containing remains associated with personnel lost in the Philippines during WWII during a solemn movement cere... 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. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Aguilar (center),
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Aguilar (center), a recovery noncommissioned officer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), holds the American flag as it is prepared to be draped durin... 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 Staff Sgt. Stevenson Lakjohn, a supply
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stevenson Lakjohn, a supply noncommissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), starts up a chainsaw during a chainsaw handling class on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hicka... 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
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; “The President’s Own” Marine Band; and Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors with funeral ... 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
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), poses for a photo while resting before excavating Nov. 24, 2015, in Attapeu Province, Laos during search and recovery efforts to retrieve t... More
U.S. Army Specialist Maria Lopez, readies a hose used
U.S. Army Specialist Maria Lopez, readies a hose used to drain a suspected crash creator during recovery operations in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of the Federal Republic of Germany, 15 July, 2016. Lopez i... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Grant, left, Staff
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Grant, left, Staff Sgt. Ryan Steward, recovery non-commissioned officers with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), build screening stations during a recovery mission in ... 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
A casket containing an unknown service member lost
A casket containing an unknown service member lost during World War ll lays in a truck during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, H... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), (left) prepares Dr. Megan Ingvoldstad, DPAA, for rappelling, Dec. 6, 2015, in Attapeu Province, Laos, during search and recovery efforts to... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Austin Jones, a recovery
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Austin Jones, a recovery noncommissioned officer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts down a palm tree during recovery operations in East Sepik Province, Papua New... 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. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Hanaumi, an
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class David Hanaumi, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), waits to sweep units for metal hits during a recovery mission... 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
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
Lam Hong Diving ship Discovery 01 is conducting underwater
Lam Hong Diving ship Discovery 01 is conducting underwater investigations with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in the South China Sea near Da Nang, Vietnam, Aug. 17, 2017. For the first time ever, ... More
While escorting members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
While escorting members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to a potential crash site, a local guide approaches a water buffalo that was at the crash site in Myanmar, March 1, 2018. The mission of D... More
A child holds medication after seeing a U.S. Army doctor
A child holds medication after seeing a U.S. Army doctor assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a recovery operation in Laos, Nov. 8, 2018. As part of the humanitarian mission, DPAA con... More
U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), salute transfer cases during an honorable carry for the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the Battle of Tarawa during WWII... 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
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 f... More
Service members hand out supplies and clothing to local
Service members hand out supplies and clothing to local citizens during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission in Laos, April 4, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to recover personnel from all past war... 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
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 Sgt. 1st Class Luigi Lawrence, a team sergeant
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luigi Lawrence, a team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), demonstrates how to tighten a chain on a chainsaw during small engines tools training on Joint Base Pe... 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
A local Laotian worker assisting members of the Defense
A local Laotian worker assisting members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) takes a break from assisting on excavation while looking for a U.S. service member considered missing-in-action from the ... 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
Members from Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members from Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and local Lao nationals pose for a photo June 5, 2016 in Xiangkhoang Province, Laos after completing a recovery mission. The DPAA’s mission is to provide th... More
Members of the Australian Unrecovered War Casualty
Members of the Australian Unrecovered War Casualty - Army (UWC-A) Office work with members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to excavate a burial in Oro province, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 22, 2018. ... More
Local workers use plywood to construct a wet screening
Local workers use plywood to construct a wet screening station in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 1, 2019. The wet screening stations will be used to sift through dirt excavated from a possible aircraft crash s... More
Kelly McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency director,
Kelly McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency director, speaks to a Pearl Harbor survivor before a memorial ceremony at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The ceremony was held ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Adriana Zendejas, the mountaineer with
U.S. Army Sgt. Adriana Zendejas, the mountaineer with recovery team three sets up a rope support system during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission in Laos, March 28, 2019. The mission of DPAA i... 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 National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept.... More
U.S. Army SGT. Roger Steward assembles an excavation
U.S. Army SGT. Roger Steward assembles an excavation screening station during recovery operations in the town of Bruggen, in the Federal Republic of Germany, 15 July, 2016. Steward is a recovery non-commission... More
Members of the U.S. Navy Honor Guard conduct a repatriation
Members of the U.S. Navy Honor Guard conduct a repatriation ceremony for Fireman First Class Charles Casto at the National Memorial of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 14, 2017. Casto, recently identified b... 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
Members and guests of the National League of POW/MIA
Members and guests of the National League of POW/MIA Families pose for a group photo during the league's visit to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, June 22, 2018. The league's purpo... More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. David Folden, a Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. David Folden, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician augmentee, searches a rice paddy for possible aircraft wreckage while on a recovery ... More
Todd Livick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Todd Livick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director of Outreach and Communications, gives a brief to members of the Air National Guard, 142nd Fighter Wing, during outreach efforts in Portland, Oregon... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carry a transfer case containing remains associated with personnel lost in the Philippines during WWII during a solemn movement cere... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Harty, assigned to the
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Harty, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), bonds with local villagers in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, May 7, 2019. A DPAA investigation team travel... More
Augmentees and personnel with Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Augmentees and personnel with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team 1 pose for a group photo to conclude a recovery mission conducted in Xam Neua, Houaphanh Province, Laos, July 24, 2019. Duri... More