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 searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha Long Bay during the Vietnam War, Feb. 26, 2020. The De... More
Dr. Audrey Scott, a scientific recovery expert (SRE)
Dr. Audrey Scott, a scientific recovery expert (SRE) with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), uses a Munsell Soil Color Chart during an investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democrat... 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
191106-N-PG340-2007 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Equipment
191106-N-PG340-2007 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Equipment Operator Samuel Ryan (left), guides Equipment Operator Constructionman Brandon Blevins, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) ... 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
Local nationals’ excavate a unit during a Defense POW/MIA
Local nationals’ excavate a unit during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery operation in the Nghe An Province, Vietnam, November 30, 2016. DPAA deployed seven experts to the area in hopes of re... More
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), dredges an excavation site with a venturi vaccum system during a Defense POW/MIA ... More
Master Chief Navy Diver Joshua Dumke, assigned to Commander,
Master Chief Navy Diver Joshua Dumke, assigned to Commander, Task Force 73, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), prepares to dive during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency led underwater recovery operation ... 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
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
191106-N-PG340-2010 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Builder
191106-N-PG340-2010 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Builder Constructionman Taylor Tyler (left) and Builder 3rd Class Kaitlin Bohm, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, fill a wheel ba... More
Navy Diver 1st Class Vince Carson, assigned to Mobile
Navy Diver 1st Class Vince Carson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), takes a stratigraphic soil measurement during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agenc... More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and Navy
Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Jame Ward, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), swim to an excavation site during a ... 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
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
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and local nationals sift through soil during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 6, 2019. The ... More
Dr. Audrey Scott, a scientific recovery expert (SRE)
Dr. Audrey Scott, a scientific recovery expert (SRE) with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), uses a Munsell Soil Color Chart during an investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic P... More
191106-N-PG340-2015 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Equipment
191106-N-PG340-2015 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Equipment Operator Samuel Ryan (left), and Equipment Operator Constructionman Brandon Blevins, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, ... More
Vietnamese officials conduct a prayer ceremony with
Vietnamese officials conduct a prayer ceremony with a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, for an underwater recovery operation searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha Lo... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), shovel soil from excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 6, 2019. The team ... More
U.S Army divers, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment,
U.S Army divers, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, prepare to complete a dive during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam... More
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 21, 2020. A case containing possible remains 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
U.S Army divers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment descend
U.S Army divers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment descend to a dive site during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, June 18, 2018. The recovery effort was conducted by the Defens... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Kratsas, assigned to
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Kratsas, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), lowers a dredge basket down to a diver during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietn... More
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 21, 2020. A case containing possible remains of... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director of operations, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, renders honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 21, 2020. A c... More
Dr. Audrey Scott, a scientific recovery expert (SRE)
Dr. Audrey Scott, a scientific recovery expert (SRE) with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), uses a Munsell Soil Color Chart during an investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democrat... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, prepares to perform an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, Ju... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, jumps into the water during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vie... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Swope, a mountaineer
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Swope, a mountaineer assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sets up a zipline during an investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Swope, a mountaineer
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Swope, a mountaineer assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sets up a zipline during an investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s ... More
A U.S Army Diver assigned to 7th Dive Detachment enters
A U.S Army Diver assigned to 7th Dive Detachment enters the water during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, June 18, 2018. The recovery effort was conducted by the Defense POW... More
A zipline is used to transport buckets of soil during
A zipline is used to transport buckets of soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 19, 2019. Investigativ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nate Kortan, assigned to
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nate Kortan, 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 Repu... More
U.S. Army divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) enter the water during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha Long Bay d... 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), analyzes an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 6... More
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 21, 2020. A case containing possible remains of... More
U.S Army Spc. Nicholas Lowden, assigned to 7th Dive
U.S Army Spc. Nicholas Lowden, assigned to 7th Dive Detachment, holds a bundle of aluminum grid squares during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, June 17, 2018. The recovery e... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Barrier contractor
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Barrier contractor excavates in preparation for barrier panel installation on the El Paso project site near Santa Teresa, N. M., Sept. 10, 2019. The barrier system proj... More
U.S Army divers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment prepare
U.S Army divers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment prepare to enter the water during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, June 18, 2018. The recovery effort was conducted by the De... More
A KM-37 dive helmet sits on a dive bench during underwater
A KM-37 dive helmet sits on a dive bench during underwater recovery operations conducted by the Defense POWMIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, June 2, 2018. The Defense POW/MIA Acc... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and foreign nationals shovel soil from excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Republic, ... More
U.S Army divers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment enter
U.S Army divers assigned to 7th Dive Detachment enter the water during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, Vietnam, June 18, 2018. The recovery effort was conducted by the Defense POW/M... 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
U.S. Army Cpt. Jacob McKorkle, assigned to the Defense
U.S. Army Cpt. Jacob McKorkle, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), dredges the sea floor during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the c... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Behr, left, and Staff
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Behr, left, and Staff Sgt. William Moogan, both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), fill buckets with sediment in an effort to search for personnel who wen... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnathan Swope, assigned to the
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnathan Swope, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes debris from an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Repu... More
U.S. Army Capt. Orlando Pena, a recovery team leader
U.S. Army Capt. Orlando Pena, a recovery team leader assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes a tree from an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic... More
U.S. Army divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conduct in water checks during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha L... More
A U.S. service member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
A U.S. service member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), shovels soil from excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 6, 2019. T... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derek Turner, assigned
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derek Turner, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs a test unit during an investigative recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Republ... More
Navy Diver 1st Class James Ward, assigned to Mobile
Navy Diver 1st Class James Ward, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), guides a salvage basket during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency led underwater ... More
A grader, used to excavate land sits on display at
A grader, used to excavate land sits on display at The Boy Scout Center work site on Medicine Mountain, S.D., in support of the Golden Coyote training exercise June 14, 2015. Golden Coyote is a three phase, sce... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and local nationals sift through soil during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 6, 2019. The ... More
Reservists from the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron excavate
Reservists from the 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron excavate a site in preparation for burying a pipe on the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, July 12, 2020. The task was performed as part of an exercise where Ai... More
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), dredges an excavation site with a venturi vaccum system during a Defense POW/MIA ... More
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, right, and
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, right, and Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, both assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), dredge an excavation site w... More
U.S. Army divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army divers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) enter the water during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha Long Bay d... More
Archeologist Mr. Jeremy Decker, a scientific recovery
Archeologist Mr. Jeremy Decker, a scientific recovery expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavates a unit with local nationals’ assistance in the Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, November 11, 2... More
U.S. Army Cpt. Jacob McKorkle assigned to the Defense
U.S. Army Cpt. Jacob McKorkle assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), dredges the sea floor during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the co... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, prepares to complete a dive during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang M... More
U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Zarek from Milwaukee attached
U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Zarek from Milwaukee attached to the 996th Engineer Regiment drives a grader at The Boy Scout Center work site on Medicine Mountain, S.D., in support of the Golden Coyote training exercise... More
U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Zarek from Milwaukee attached
U.S. Army Spc. Trevor Zarek from Milwaukee attached to the 996th Engineer Regiment drives a grader at The Boy Scout Center work site on Medicine Mountain S.D., in support of the Golden Coyote training exercise ... More
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage
U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One lower a diving stage during an underwater recovery operation led by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency off the coast of Koror, Palau, Jan. 9, 2... More
Navy Diver 1st Class James Ward, assigned to Mobile
Navy Diver 1st Class James Ward, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) guides a salvage basket during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency led underwater r... More
U.S. Army Capt. Orlando Pena, a recovery team leader
U.S. Army Capt. Orlando Pena, a recovery team leader assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes a tree from an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic... More
U.S. Coast Guard Diver 1st Class Jeff Esser, assigned
U.S. Coast Guard Diver 1st Class Jeff Esser, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts in-water communications during an underwater recovery operation searching for personnel who went m... More
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), ascend on a diving stage during an... 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, holds a Venturi vacuum system during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Behar, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Behar, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, builds a search grid during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang Mai, V... More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford, assigned
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 21, 2020. A case containing p... More
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), descend on a diving stage during a... More
Explosive Ordnance Displosal Technician 2nd Class George
Explosive Ordnance Displosal Technician 2nd Class George Barney, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), searches for unexploded ordnance during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searc... More
U.S. Coast Guard Diver 1st Class Dillon Smith, assigned
U.S. Coast Guard Diver 1st Class Dillon Smith, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts a dive during an underwater recovery operation searching for personnel who went missing off the ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul, assigned
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul, 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 R... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Behr, assigned to
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Behr, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), directs a crane hoisting a dredge basket during an underwater recovery operation searching for personnel who went... More
A dive helmet sits on the deck of the USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52)
A dive helmet sits on the deck of the USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) during an underwater recovery operation led by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency off the coast of Koror, Palau, Jan. 8, 2018. The DPAA conducts g... More
191106-N-PG340-2012 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Seabees
191106-N-PG340-2012 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Seabees deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, excavate, layout, and measure the ramp wing project site at the K-Span Warehouse on board Ca... More
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), dredges an excavation site with a venturi vaccum system during a Defense POW/MIA ... More
Navy Diver 2nd Class Alec Stuller, assigned to Mobile
Navy Diver 2nd Class Alec Stuller, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) prepares to man a venturi dredging system during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Age... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul, assigned
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs on an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nate Kortan, assigned to
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nate Kortan, 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 Repu... More
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), ascend on a diving stage during an... 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
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson assigned to
U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), examines an excavation site during an Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency led underw... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Sgt. Eoin Audet, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, prepares to complete a dive during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Hoang M... More
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and
U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan McElyea, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Scott Johnson, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), descends on a diving stage during ... More
Shawn Joy, a scientific recovery expert with the Defense
Shawn Joy, a scientific recovery expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), looks over notes during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 6, 2019. The team... More
191106-N-PG340-2008 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Builder
191106-N-PG340-2008 OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 6, 2019) Builder Constructionman Taylor Tyler (left) and Builder 3rd Class Kaitlin Bohm, both deployed with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, transport a whe... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnathan Swope, assigned to the
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnathan Swope, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes debris from an excavation site during a recovery mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Repu... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Julio Melendez, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Pfc. Julio Melendez, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, performs maintenance on a KM-37 dive helmet during an underwater recovery operation off ... More
U.S. Army Pfc. Julio Melendez, assigned to 7th Engineer
U.S. Army Pfc. Julio Melendez, assigned to 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, performs maintenance on a KM-37 dive helmet during an underwater recovery operation off ... More
An investiagtive recovery team, assigned to the Defense
An investiagtive recovery team, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), dig a test unit during a mission in Sekong Province, Laos Democratic People’s Republic, Nov. 17, 2019. Test units are us... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent Evans, left, and Sgt. Joey
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent Evans, left, and Sgt. Joey Hampton, both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), receive a dive brief during an underwater recovery operation searching for personnel... 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, operates a Venturi vacuum system during an underwater recovery operation off the coast of Ho... More
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage
U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, Company 1-6, lower a diving stage during an underwater recovery operation searching for a pilot who went missing off the coast of Koror, Palau duri... More
Local nationals from Lao Democratic People's Republic
Local nationals from Lao Democratic People's Republic pass buckets of soil during a recovery mission led by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in Sekong Province, Lao Democratic People’s Republic, Nov... More