U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nigelle Jack-James, assigned
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nigelle Jack-James, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour memorial run at the Hickam track on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawa... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel drape South Korean flags over boxes containing South Korean service member remains at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 22, 2020 in preparation for ... More
U.S. Army Specialist Julian Turner assigned to Defense
U.S. Army Specialist Julian Turner assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sorts through soil at the wet screening station as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, Lao People’s Demo... More
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Mr. Jason Blount, Chief of Interpretation and Education, WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, salute during the ceremony for National POW/MI... More
Members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
Members from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point prepare to render honors during a unidentified remains transfer in the Solomon Islands, Aug. 8, 2017. The remains will be brought back to Defense POW/MIA Accou... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Senior
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Senior Enlisted Leader Sgt. Maj. Mike Swam and Deputy Director Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler lay a wreath at the memorial monument at a memorial service for seven service... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director for operations, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, visits a DPAA recovery team during a mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 25, 2019. During hi... More
Melvin L. Pethel shares a story about his missing loved
Melvin L. Pethel shares a story about his missing loved one during a remembrance ceremony at a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Family Member Update (FMU) in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27, 2019. DPAA v... More
Personnel attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Personnel attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) set up work stations during a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Oct. 24, 2019. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct excavation ope... More
Volcanic ash falls on graves of unknown service members
Volcanic ash falls on graves of unknown service members burried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 12, 2020. Personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wo... 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Sepongviwat, a linguist
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Anthony Sepongviwat, a linguist augmentee with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a break during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao People's Democratic... More
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) senior recovery expert, surveys possible excavations areas during recovery operations in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam, Nov. 14, 2017. DPAA team members ... More
Mindy Simonson, a scientific recovery expert assigned
Mindy Simonson, a scientific recovery expert assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, uses a total station to identify excavation areas during operations in Quang Nam province, Soci... More
Jim Horton, Director of the National Memorial Cemetery
Jim Horton, Director of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, speaks to personnel assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and distinguished guests prior to a disinterment ceremony held... More
A U.S. Marine Corps birthday cake is displayed on a
A U.S. Marine Corps birthday cake is displayed on a table during a USMC Birthday celebration ceremony hosted by a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, Nov. 10, 2... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director for operations, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, visits a DPAA recovery team during a mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 25, 2019. During hi... 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. 9, 2019. The ce... More
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy,
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy, prepares to screen dirt during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Feb. 1, 2020. During his visit Mu... More
Natalie Anderson Rauch holds photos of her father,
Natalie Anderson Rauch holds photos of her father, Col. Warren Anderson, a pilot who went missing during the Vietnam War, Jan. 25. Rauch attended a government briefing hosted by the Defense Prisoner of War/Miss... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sedric Franklin, an analyst
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sedric Franklin, an analyst with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 21, 2018. DPAA conducts globa... More
A recovery team with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
A recovery team with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) start excavating a new unit during recovery operations in Laos, March 22, 2019. The recovery team excavated the area in hopes of finding three U... More
A pin flag is displayed in the dirt as members of a
A pin flag is displayed in the dirt as members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team sweep for lose metal during a recovery mission, in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Jan. 21, 2020. For mo... 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
Chairman and CEO of the National League of POW/MIA
Chairman and CEO of the National League of POW/MIA Families, Ann Mills-Griffiths, right and Joe Davis, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Director of Communications, unveil the 2019 POW/MIA Remembrance Day poster d... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour memorial run at the Hickam track on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 19, 2019. Every year t... More
160816-N-WI365-097 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-097 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - Divers from Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and 7th Engineer Dive from Oahu, Hawaii, perform regular maintenance checks on small boats to pre... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steve Swanson, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steve Swanson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries a case containing possible remains of unidentified Service members during a dignified transfer, Joint Base Pearl Harbo... 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
Regina Ochoa, relative of an unaccounted service member,
Regina Ochoa, relative of an unaccounted service member, stands up and shares stories of her lost loved one during a family member update hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) in Rapid City, S.... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Cheyenne Walsh, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Sgt. Cheyenne Walsh, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), presents the American flag during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 15, 20... 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. 9, 2019. The ce... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavate a unit during a recovery mission in Myanmar Feb. 1, 2020. A DPAA recovery team visited the area in hopes of finding missing U.S. service members ... More
Natalie Rauch, daughter of unaccounted-for Col. Warren
Natalie Rauch, daughter of unaccounted-for Col. Warren Anderson, gives a speech during an unveiling ceremony at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 7, 20... More
Dr. John Byrd, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Dr. John Byrd, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Laboratory Director, conducts a tour for the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as well as other Japanese government officials at the DPAA fac... 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
U.S. Navy retired Capt. James Hickerson, former prisoner
U.S. Navy retired Capt. James Hickerson, former prisoner of war, and his wife Carol Hickerson listen to remarks during an unveiling ceremony at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base Pearl H... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakotah Steele, a Defense
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dakotah Steele, a Defense POW/MIA recovery team augment, screens soil in Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam, April 2, 2018. The team deployed to the area in support of DPAA's mission ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tycoria Johnson, Defense
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tycoria Johnson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augment, visits a memorial in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, April 7, 2018. Johnson, along with DPAA detachment team members... More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Christopher Pinar, assigned
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Christopher Pinar, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries the American flag during a repatriation ceremony, Da Nang, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, July ... More
Lt. Hunter Daniels shovels sediment from a basket during
Lt. Hunter Daniels shovels sediment from a basket during underwater recovery operations off the coast of Halong Bay, Vietnam, June 5, 2019. This was the pilot mission for West Point personnel, which aims to int... 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, March 31, 2018. The team d... More
Mr. Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA
Mr. Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and senior leaders render honors during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii... More
Leadership assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Leadership 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. 18, 2019. This ceremony w... More
An Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory DNA analyst
An Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory DNA analyst with Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), collects DNA from a family member of a missing American during a Family Member Update (FMU) hosted by... More
160816-N-WI365-230 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-230 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) unties the line to depart the marina for... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Carlson, Explosive
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Carlson, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD), clears his screen as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) mission to Rodopi, Bulgaria, July 26, 2017. The 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) 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, Nov. 4, 2019. This c... More
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy,
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy, tours a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) base camp during a DPAA recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Feb. 1, 2020. During his visit Mur... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Suk Her, recovery
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Suk Her, recovery non-commissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) excavates soil during a DPAA mission to recover fallen service members from the... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le, (right) team
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le, (right) team leader, and Michael Gregory, (left) scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), set transects during a site survey, Quang Tri provin... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) use a wet-screen to sift through dirt during a recovery mission in Myanmar Jan. 25, 2020. A DPAA recovery team visited the area in hopes of finding missi... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Hickey, a physician assistant
U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Hickey, a physician assistant assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, hikes down a hill during excavation operations in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic... 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) removes the cover of a secondary burial box during a recovery mission in Bataan province, Republic of the Philippines, ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Tara Watamaleo, a team
U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Tara Watamaleo, a team leader and medical technician for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cleans the wound of a Vietnamese team member in the Thua Thien Hue Province,... More
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team and a local Cambodian worker, workout after screening and sifting through dirt during a recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Feb... 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
Dr. Clive Vella, scientific recovery expert assigned
Dr. Clive Vella, scientific recovery expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), secures possible material evidence recovered from a crash site in Münster, Germany, May 17, 2019. DPAA team ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Gathings, a communication
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Gathings, a communication systems specialist augmentee with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), right, alongside Air Force Master Sgt. Kham Khammanee, center, and a L... More
Leadership from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Leadership from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) observe a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 3, 2018. The ceremony was part of DPAA’... 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
The children of 1st Lt. Loren Hintz, Martin Hintz (left)
The children of 1st Lt. Loren Hintz, Martin Hintz (left) and Gretchen Hintz-Wronka give a speech at their dad's ceremony at the Florence American Cemetery, Nov. 16, 2019 in Florence, Italy. A World War II pilot... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Khang Tran, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Khang Tran, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team noncommissioned officer, teaches children to play a board game during a recovery mission in Lang Son Province, Vietnam... More
Navy Diver 3rd Class James Lindley (left) and ND2 Octavio
Navy Diver 3rd Class James Lindley (left) and ND2 Octavio Alvarez with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, descend from rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency excavat... More
U.S. Army Maj. Deanna Sheets, a medic assigned to a
U.S. Army Maj. Deanna Sheets, a medic assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, shovels soil during excavation operations in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, March ... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Points, detachment commander,
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Points, detachment commander, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), left, and Senior Col. Nguyen Huu Luong, deputy director, Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP), M... More
A U.S. Navy honor guardsmen assigned to Navy Region
A U.S. Navy honor guardsmen assigned to Navy Region Hawaii renders a salute at the funeral of Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 21,... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jaime Luna stands in attention during
U.S. Army Spc. Jaime Luna stands in attention during a repatriation ceremony held in Da Nang City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Sept. 17, 2019. The ceremony was conducted in support of DPAA's mission to provi... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment 2 Commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam Points talks with U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Quoc Nguyen, a DPAA recovery team Linguist, during a recovery mission in ... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brandon Grant, assigned
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brandon Grant, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), renders honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020. Cases cont... More
Dr. Gregory E. Berg, lab case manager for the Defense
Dr. Gregory E. Berg, lab case manager for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) scientific analysis directorate, weighs a portion of a test specimen in DPAA’s isotope lab on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hic... 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, June 11, 2018. The ceremony was part of... More
Mrs. Alice Pearson, right in blue, takes a moment to
Mrs. Alice Pearson, right in blue, takes a moment to welcome the remains of her brother, Cpl. Jerry Garrison, home after nearly 70-years, at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas on O... More
160816-N-WI365-091 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-091 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - Spc. Theodore Archacki, a diver assigned to 7th Engineer Dive in Oahu, Hawaii, performs pre-dive checks prior to entering the water during a dive miss... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Romel Pajimula, right, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Romel Pajimula, right, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) detachment commander, consoles Air Force Senior Airman Tycoria Johnson, DPAA augment, during a memorial visit in Quang Binh pro... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Pinon, assigned
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Pinon, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rings America's Freedom Bell during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony, hosted by DPAA at the... 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. 25, 2019. The c... 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
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy,
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy, poses for a photo with a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team during a DPAA recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Feb. 1, 2020.... 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
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Gann, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Indo-Pacific Directorate director, stands at the front of a formation during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leadership
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leadership salutes a casket during a DPAA disinterment ceremony, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2020. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s efforts to disinter the remains of unkn... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) line up to lay tokens of appreciation down at the memorial monument during a memorial service for seven service members that lost their lives in a helicop... 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, Oct. 21, 2019. This ... More