U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Combo, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob Combo, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordinance disposal technician (EOD), checks the ground for metal hits during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Joshua Morse, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Joshua Morse, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team sergeant, swings a pickaxe during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb.... More
Orange and red pin flags mark metal hits detected by
Orange and red pin flags mark metal hits detected by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance technicians (EOD) during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republi... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Joshua Morse, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Joshua Morse, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team sergeant, screens dirt from an excavated unit during a recovery operation in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Demo... More
Local Lao workers form a bucket line in order to move
Local Lao workers form a bucket line in order to move buckets filled with soil from the excavation area to the dry screening area, during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) perso... More
U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Lucas, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Lucas, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team leader and U.S. Army Sgt. Bianca Crawford, a recovery non-commissioned officer, both attached to DPAA begin excavating a n... More
U.S. Army Col. Mark Burnett, a medical doctor assigned
U.S. Army Col. Mark Burnett, a medical doctor assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, examines a local child during a one-day Medical Civil Action Project in Houaphan Province, Lao... More
A Lao worker from the local village turns and smiles
A Lao worker from the local village turns and smiles before dumping a bucket of soil into a dry screen from a unit being excavated in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 9, 2019. The missi... More
A local Lao worker clears a section of brush with a
A local Lao worker clears a section of brush with a sickle, during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Repub... More
U.S. Army Col. Mark Burnett, a medical doctor assigned
U.S. Army Col. Mark Burnett, a medical doctor assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, meets with Lao residents from the local village to provide care during a one-day Medical Civil... More
Ally Campo, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Ally Campo, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert (SRE), checks the alignment and placement of a grid system used during recovery operations in Houaphan Province, Lao People's De... More
A local Lao worker smiles, while he waits to receive
A local Lao worker smiles, while he waits to receive buckets of excavated soil in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 16, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accou... More
A local Lao worker takes her break under a tree during
A local Lao worker takes her break under a tree during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 1,... More
Sonephet Sikhamsieng, a village chief of Vieng Xay,
Sonephet Sikhamsieng, a village chief of Vieng Xay, joins his fellow villagers in a bucket line during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Houaphan Pro... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees attached to a recovery team, take an hour bus ride to their site during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republi... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Mark Adams, a life support investigator (LSI), and Ally Campo, a scientific recovery expert (SRE), analyze and record the findings of a boot sole during ... More
A boot sole, lays on the ground where it was uncovered,
A boot sole, lays on the ground where it was uncovered, as Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel record the coordinates of it's location during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's... More
U.S. Air Force Zack Hunter, a medic attached to the
U.S. Air Force Zack Hunter, a medic attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) straightens a measuring tape during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb.... More
Lao workers from the local village, clear land with
Lao workers from the local village, clear land with sickles in preparation for a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Demo... More
Ally Campo, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Ally Campo, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert (SRE), gives high fives to local Lao workers as the workday concludes on a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's D... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Joshua Morse, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, Joshua Morse, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team sergeant, carefully pushes a shovel along the floor of a unit being excavated during a recovery mission in Houaph... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment 3 personnel and leadership talk with local Lao officials at a recovery site in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 12, 2019. The mission... More
A Lao worker removes pieces of debris during a recovery
A Lao worker removes pieces of debris during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 1, 2019. The... More
Ally Campo, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Ally Campo, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert for a recovery team, records her findings during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Fe... More
Mark Adams, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Mark Adams, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator (LSI), cleans a piece of material evidence while on a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Fe... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assist with the set-up stage of a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 1, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provid... More
Lao workers clear a path with sickles during a recovery
Lao workers clear a path with sickles during a recovery mission in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 2, 2019. The mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is to provide th... More
Mark Adams, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Mark Adams, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator (LSI), fits together two pieces of material evidence considered possible life support during a recovery mission in Houaphan Provi... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees attached to a recovery mission prepare to close a four by four meter unit in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 6, 2019. ... More
A local Lao worker watches for buckets during a recovery
A local Lao worker watches for buckets during a recovery mission led by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel and augmentees in Houaphan Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Feb. 1, 2019. Th... More