Colleen Neumann recieves a folded U.S. flag for U.S.
Colleen Neumann recieves a folded U.S. flag for U.S. Navy Fc1 Grant Clark Cook Jr.at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 09, 2019. Cook was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which su... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leah Ferrante, assigned to
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Leah Ferrante, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), participates in a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii... More
Members of 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense
Members of 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), wait as U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. David Speigel scans an excavation unit of hazardous materials, as part of a DPAA recovery ... 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
Members of veteran services organizations render honors
Members of veteran services organizations render honors during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The ceremony marked the arrival of 55 transfer cases ... 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, July 1, 2019. The ce... 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
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, build a second screening station on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, July 24, 2019. During the recovery mission, DPAA personnel and augmentees s... More
Family members of missing Americans watch a video showing
Family members of missing Americans watch a video showing the mission and capabilities of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a Family Member Update (FMU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2, 2019.... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Dobbins, Defense
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Dobbins, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee, right, thins out a layer of dirt with local workers at an excavation site in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 13,... More
U.S. service members with III Marine Expeditionary
U.S. service members with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF), the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and guests listen to remarks given during a repatriation ceremony for unknown U.S. service membe... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Porter, Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kevin Porter, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), moves dirt into a bucket during a recovery mission, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, June 21, 2019. DPAA team members d... More
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sift through dirt during a recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Jan. 26, 2020. For more than two decades the U.S. has conducted joint field acti... 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
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Perales, a team member
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class John Perales, a team member assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, carries sand bags during operations in Quang Ngai province, Socialist Republic of Vietn... More
Dr. Amanda Murphy, scientific recovery expert (SRE),
Dr. Amanda Murphy, scientific recovery expert (SRE), and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Reynolds, team medic, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screen soil during an investigation in... More
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant,
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency life support investigator, examines possible material evidence during a DPAA recovery mission in a forest near Boul... More
Freddie Smith, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency life
Freddie Smith, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency life support investigator, pulls fishing net away from a piece of aircraft wreckage during a mission to search for the remains of fallen service members, Nha Tra... More
Local workers pass buckets to the wet screening station
Local workers pass buckets to the wet screening station during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos, Nov. 27, 2019. Members of DPAA deployed to the area in hopes ... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Gartmann, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Gartmann, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), (right) and U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Jon Kristoffersen, augmentee for DPAA, collect dirt, March 26, 2016, in Lak Xao Provinc... More
Air Force Col. Patrick H. Wood, 36, of Kansas City,
Air Force Col. Patrick H. Wood, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, was laid to rest June 28, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Feb. 6, 1967, Wood was the pilot of an HH-3D aircraft carry... More
The POW/MIA flag is displayed during a recovery mission
The POW/MIA flag is displayed during a recovery mission conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in the Dien Bien province, Vietnam, Nov. 18, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest... More
Local workers assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Local workers assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team pass buckets of excavated soil during operations in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 18, 2018. A DPAA reco... More
Emily Snider, a scientific recovery expert (SRE) attached
Emily Snider, a scientific recovery expert (SRE) attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), briefs Australian forces on a DPAA recovery mission in East Sepik Province, Sept. 7, 2019. The recovery... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavate a unit during a recovery mission conducted in the Dien Bien province, Vietnam, Nov. 24, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to provide th... More
A U.S. servicie memeber with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A U.S. servicie memeber with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavates a unit during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War, in Khammouan Province, Laos, May 17, 2017... More
Kristen Baker, scientific recovery expert, Defense
Kristen Baker, scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), trowels an archaeological feature during recovery operations in Reken, Germany, May 11, 2019. The team excavated the site ove... More
Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class Howard P. Brisbane,
Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class Howard P. Brisbane, 21, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was buried June 9, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In November 1943, Brisbane was assigned to Head... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members work together to move a boulder during an excavation in Attapeu Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Jan. 17, 2016. Members of the DPAA deployed to th... 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
Army Master Sgt. Joseph Durakovich, 30, of Gary, Indiana,
Army Master Sgt. Joseph Durakovich, 30, of Gary, Indiana, accounted for on Nov. 1, 2016, was buried April 10, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. In late November 1950, Durakovich was a m... More
Recovery team members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
Recovery team members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screen soil during recovery operations in Reken, Germany, May 14, 2019. The team excavated the site over 30 days in search of the r... More
A local worker carries empty buckets to a Defense POW/MIA
A local worker carries empty buckets to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screening station, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, July 4, 2019. During the recovery mission, DPAA personnel and augmentees spent... More
U.S. Army Capt. Orlando Peña, recovery team leader,
U.S. Army Capt. Orlando Peña, recovery team leader, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) shovels soil during recovery operations in Münster, Germany, May 2, 2019. DPAA team members excavate... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Old Guard,
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Old Guard, fold the American Flag over the remains of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ira V. Miss, Jr., during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Feb. 8 2017. Miss, who d... More
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Trever Krueger, a Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Trever Krueger, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team medic, works on a mountainside in the Attapeu province, tied in for safety, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Feb. 9, 2... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Schneider, a Defense
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Schneider, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery non-commissioned officer agumentee, poses for a photograph in the Solomon Islands, June 25, 2019. During the recover... More
A local worker assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A local worker assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team fills buckets of excavated soil with water during operations in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 20, 2018... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ethan Shrader, explosive
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ethan Shrader, explosive ordnance disposal technician (EOD), assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) inspects a bullet casing recovered from a crash site in Müns... More
U.S. Army Spc. Joel Mercado Gonzales, a recovery team
U.S. Army Spc. Joel Mercado Gonzales, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sifts soil during recovery operations in Münster, Germany, May 17, 2019. DPAA team members ... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on April 11, 2016, 2016. The remains will be taken back to the DPA... 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
Army Cpl. Joseph N. Pelletier, 20, of Berlin, New Hampshire,
Army Cpl. Joseph N. Pelletier, 20, of Berlin, New Hampshire, was buried March 28, 2017 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In early February 1951, Pelletier was a member of Headquarters Batter... 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
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 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. 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
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) pose for a photo following a brief for third year ROTC cadets from various universities at Santa Clara University, Cali., Feb. 21, 2019. The brief showcas... 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