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
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Old Guard,
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Old Guard, carry the remains of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ira V. Miss, Jr., during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Feb. 8, 2017. Miss, who died as a prisoner of ... 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
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
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
Steve Thompson, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Steve Thompson, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Gavin Peters, middle, Nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda, and Alan Crunin, right, take a photo prior to the departure of Maj. Klenda's rema... 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
Freddie Smith, a life support investigator and member
Freddie Smith, a life support investigator 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, Dec. 4, 2... 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
Hometown News: CW2 Jose A. Colon Feliciano
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Jose A. Colon Feliciano, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officer in charge of research and investigation team bravo, takes a break from site surveying during a missi... 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
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. Air force Cadet Lt. Col. Stephanie Lucia, left,
U.S. Air force Cadet Lt. Col. Stephanie Lucia, left, and U.S. Air Force Cadet 4th Class Mary S. Mkrtchyoin, both Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), Detachment 004, smile while listening to Kelly... 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
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) escort the remains of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Donald E. Underwood, 23, of River Rouge, Michigan, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, near W... 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
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) unfurl the U.S. Flag over a disinterred casket housing the remains of an unknown service member during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Ce... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts a repatriation ceremony for unknown service members in New Delhi, India, Apr. 14, 2016. The remains of these unknown heroes recovered from various regions in I... More
Brad Glosserman, Pacific Forum Center for Strategic
Brad Glosserman, Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies Honolulu executive director (center), invites questions from members about the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (D... More
The new swab collector the Filtered Air Breathable
The new swab collector the Filtered Air Breathable swab. The FAB swab has replaced the Bode buccal swab because it is more amenable to the different types of testing the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Dep... 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
Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Lewis, Defense Pow/Mia Accounting
Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Lewis, Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency, presents the Joint Meritorious Service Medal to Tech. Sgt. Daniel Reynoso during his retirement ceremony at the "Missing Man" memorial on Joint... More
Service members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) transfer a casket carrying an unknown hero from the Korean War, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, "Punchbowl," into a truck head... 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. 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. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sedric Franklin, assigned
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sedric Franklin, assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), renders a salute to a case containing the possible remains of unidentified service members during an honorable ca... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Kim and Navy Petty
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Kim and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Chadwick, both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), clear units during recovery operations in Savannakhet 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, Nov. 4, 2019. This c... More
Bryan Knight, left, son of U.S. Air Force Col. Roy
Bryan Knight, left, son of U.S. Air Force Col. Roy A. Knight, and Johnie Webb, deputy director, Outreach and Communications, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), review case profile information during a vi... 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
Dr. Kyle McCormick, an anthropologist with the Defense
Dr. Kyle McCormick, an anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, removes sediment from a sediment collection point during wet screen operations as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Vi... 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
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) transport a casket during a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 4, 2... 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
From left, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Valent P. Bernat III,
From left, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Valent P. Bernat III, Sgt. 1st. Class Christopher Krogman, and Capt. Spencer Roberts, members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during the 77th anniver... 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
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. 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
Army Master Sgt. George R. Housekeeper, Jr., 28, of
Army Master Sgt. George R. Housekeeper, Jr., 28, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, accounted for on June 15, 2017, was buried April 11, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In late November 1950, Hou... 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
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
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
180712-N-VQ790-115 LAOS. (July 12, 2018) U.S. Air Force
180712-N-VQ790-115 LAOS. (July 12, 2018) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Dunbar, the team sergeant for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery team, helps carry a supply box with a Laos worker. The DPAA ... 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
Members of the U.S. Marines, from Marine Barracks
Members of the U.S. Marines, from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Army Caisson Platoon, part of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, take part in the graveside service for Marine Pvt. Harry K. Tye at A... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency perform
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency perform a medical evacuation rehearsal prior to excavation on a mountain side in the Attapeu province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Jan. 14, 2016. Members of... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), attempts to start a water pump for wet screen operations as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Prov... 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
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
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. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct a repatriation ceremony, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 17, 2019. The ceremony was conducted in support of DPAA's missio... 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. service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 9, 2020. The ceremony was p... 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
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
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
Ms. Mindy Simonson, scientific recovery expert, Defense
Ms. Mindy Simonson, scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), points out terrain features to Vincent “B.J.” Lawrence, Senior Vice Commander in Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the ... 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. 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
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
Friends and family leave flowers and gifts on the casket
Friends and family leave flowers and gifts on the casket of returned Sgt. 1st Class Alan Boyer who had been Missing In Action for over 48 years during his funeral service held at the Arlington National Cemetery... 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
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
Sgt. Eoin Audet, a diver with the 7th Engineer Dive
Sgt. Eoin Audet, a diver with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, shovels sediment out of a metal basket into buckets that are screened as part of an underwater recovery mission near Nha Trang, Vietnam, March 20,... More
A firing party from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The
A firing party from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) fires 3-rifle volleys as part of Military Funeral Honors for U.S. Army Private 1st Class John Taylor at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, ... More
A recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the
A recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wet screens excavated dirt during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) escort the remains of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Donald E. Underwood, 23, of River Rouge, Michigan, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, near W... 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
Equipment lay ready to be used for members of a Defense
Equipment lay ready to be used for members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, June 25, 2019. During the recovery mission, DPAA personnel and augmentees ... 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
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. 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
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
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
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavate during the recovery process in search of a downed pilot during World War II in Graefentona, Germany, Aug. 11, 2016. The DPAA deploys teams from ... 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
Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. Mills, killed during the
Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. Mills, killed during the Vietnam War, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, June 24, 2019. On Sept. 21, 1966, Mills, 26, of Bakersfield, California, a Naval Radar Intercep... 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