Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader, Clive Wood (left); US Air Force...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Relea... More
US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Christi Warren and CHIEF MA...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Vincent A. Parker, USAF Release Stat... More
Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX) (right), a Veteran of the Korean War...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, CIV. Release Status: Re... More
Corporal (CPL) Ronald Nicholson, USMC, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 7th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Ma...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More
US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More
A Pipe Band performs as they march pass Chapel One, better known as th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: David L. Terry, CIV Release Status: Rel... More
US prisoner rescuers, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cur...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Three Rivers Airfield, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Michael Leitenberger, USMC ... More
Repatriated Prisoners Of War (POW) US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Jose...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Three Rivers Airfield, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Michael Leitenberger, USMC ... More
US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Joseph Hudson (front); USA Private Fir...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Arledge, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More
Former prisoners of war (POW) US Army (USA) CHIEF Warrant Officer (2) ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More
Former prisoner of war (POW), US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More
Former prisoner of war (POW), US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More
Three F/A-18 Hornets, from the Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 34, VFA ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Drucy Brownell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More
HUD Memorial Day Ceremony - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photo...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: HUD Memorial Day Ceremony Subject Description: HUD Headquarters Memorial Day flag-raising ceremony, honoring the deceased, prisoners of war, and m... More
US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Drew LaFrambois, Survival I...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More
US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 100th Security Forces Squadron ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Ge... More
U.S. Air Force Honor Guard with the 39th Air Base, Wing, pay respect d...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bradley A. Lail, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More
U.S. Air Force 354th Fighter Wing Honor Guard personnel post the color...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang Release Status: Relea... More
Three U.S. Air Force 354th Fighter Wing Honor Guard personnel, prepare...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang Release Status: Relea... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 60th Services Squadron give tribute at ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Audrey Quillen, CIV Release Status: ... More
The POW/ MIA Monument is covered in snow at the Heritage Park at Eiels...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More
Memorial Day Ceremony - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograp...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Memorial Day Ceremony Subject Description: Deputy Secretary Roy Bernardi, other HUD officials at Memorial Day tribute to the deceased, prisoners o... More
Memorial Folder of US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) James B. Stockdal...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Academy, Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Stockdale Scene Camera Opera... More
Members of the Joint Prisoners Of War and Missing In Action (POW/MIA) ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACIFIC Scene Camera Operator: SGT K... More
An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline
An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22, 2012. This particular Talon I was the lead aircraft that performed a Prisoner ... More
[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missi...
Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 5/16/2013 [Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table
[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missi...
Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 5/16/2013 [Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table
[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missi...
Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 5/16/2013 [Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table
George “Red” Ellis and his wife Doris stand outside
George “Red” Ellis and his wife Doris stand outside their home in Edison, N.J. They have been married for more than 68 years.
Tama, IA - August 8, 2014 - Members of the Meskwaki Nation dance at th...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2014-08-08 12:38:26 UTC Photographer Name: Steve Zumwalt City/State: Tama, Iowa Keywords: Iowa ^ Meskwaki ^ Powwow ^ Tama ^ tribal Disaster Types: Fl... More
Flags adorn gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery
Flags adorn gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery during the annual Flags In event May 22, 2014. Since 1948, Soldiers from The Old Guard place American flags at some 275,000 gravesites in the cemetery. (Pho... More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 709th Military Police Battalion,
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 709th Military Police Battalion, conduct house clearing during exercise Warrior Shock. Warrior Shock is led by U.S. Army to increase interoperability between allied partners at the Ha... More
160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – Spc. Theodore Archacki, a diver assigned to 7th Engineer Dive in Oahu, Hawaii, inspects dive tank tubes prior to inspecting a seaplane wreck site with... More
Günter Gräwe, 91, laughs Oct. 3 as he tours the site
Günter Gräwe, 91, laughs Oct. 3 as he tours the site of his former POW barracks during a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord while recalling how grateful he was for the treatment he received as a prisoner in the ... More
Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert screens soil as part of a DPAA recovery team in Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam April 2, 2018. The team deployed to the a... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member
U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), mows grass in preparation of recovery operations in Reken, Germany, April 18, 2019. The team excava... More
POW/MIA remembrance day with Diana Brown
Diana Brown, daughter of 1st Lt. Frank Salazar, the Nevada Air National Guard’s only combat fatality and Col. Jacob Hammons after Brown talked about her experience as a family member of a Missing in Action serv... More
Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached
Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sets up excavation equipment during a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Oct. 25, 2019. DPAA person... More
U.S. Air Force aircraft perform a flyover to mark the
U.S. Air Force aircraft perform a flyover to mark the beginning of a 24-hour POW/MIA run at Flag Park at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 24, 2020. The run honors all military members that are not account... More
Team McChord Airmen participate in a 24-hour run honoring
Team McChord Airmen participate in a 24-hour run honoring prisoners of war (POW) and service member missing in action (MIA) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020. Teams of runners carried the POW/MIA... More
Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class
Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class Edwin McCabe, of Newport, North Carolina, arrives for McCabe's funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2019. ... More
Ernest C. Brace stands with Theodore C. Lyster, mutual
Ernest C. Brace stands with Theodore C. Lyster, mutual friend of Robert Maxwell, an Army Medal of Honor recipient, prior to his Purple Heart and Prisoner-of-War Medal award ceremony at Kingsley Air Force Base, ... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conduct recovery operations in order to find a pilot from World War Two in Novi Troy Any, Ukraine July 28th, 2016. The DPAA mission is to provide the ful... More
160816-N-WI365-037 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-037 (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), provides a pre-dive safety brief prior ... More
A U.S. Marine of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
A U.S. Marine of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carries a case containing possible remains of unidentified service members during a dignified transfer, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec.... More
Service members on Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez,
Service members on Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, came together to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action with a memorial run. This 24 hour run/walk was to honor over 80,000 Prisoners of W... More
Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA
Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to attendees during a re-dedication ceremony of Building 220 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec.14, 2018. Building... More
Members of the 14th Flying Training Wing wait in line
Members of the 14th Flying Training Wing wait in line during a book signing Jan. 10, 2020, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Retired Air Force Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, original... More
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019.... More
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Ray Frasier poses with
Retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Ray Frasier poses with memorabilia at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 28, 2015. Frasier was captured by Chinese and North Korean soldiers during the Korean War and held as a... More
Major Gen. Patrick Reinert, the commanding general
Major Gen. Patrick Reinert, the commanding general of the 88th Regional Support Command, speaks to the more than 200 people gathered at the Cherokee County, Iowa courthouse for a dedication ceremony for the Fre... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) look over a transfer case containing the remains of unidentified U.S. service members during a repatriation ceremony, Da Nang, Socia... 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
Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio,
Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio, right, both with the 1209th Medical Company (Area Support), ruck march during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Base Camp, March 6 in Pow... More
From left, Secretary of the Army John McHugh applauds
From left, Secretary of the Army John McHugh applauds as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel presents a Medal of Honor flag to Ray Kapaun, center, the nephew of former Army Capt. Emil J. Kapaun, during a Hall of Hero... More
U.S. Airmen participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour vigil
U.S. Airmen participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run during National POW/MIA Recognition Day at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2014. The third Friday of September each year is observed across the ... More
Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard lower
Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the U.S. flag during the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The names of ... More
Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense
Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, familiarizes Fiona S. Evans, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Düsseldorf, Germany, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Gamble... More
South Dakota Army National Guardsmen carefully fold
South Dakota Army National Guardsmen carefully fold a burial flag at the funeral of former Pfc. Carroll E. Lonas, at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., May 9, 2019. Lonas spent 14 months as a G... More
A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service
A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service members floats near the dig site off the coast of Halong Bay, Vietnam, May 27, 2019. The recovery effort was conducted by DPAA to locate service members who... More
Cynthia Raheem and Albert Garner, members of the American
Cynthia Raheem and Albert Garner, members of the American Legion Post 594, search for names on the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall Sep. 19, 2019, at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia. The wall is... More
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Melvyn Montano, guest speaker tells
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Melvyn Montano, guest speaker tells the crowd a story during the POW/MIA ceremony in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 20, 2019. Montano spoke about memory he recalled during his time serving. (U.S. Air... More
Maj. Gen. Leslie Purser pins one of four medals to
Maj. Gen. Leslie Purser pins one of four medals to the chest of Paul R. Hallman Sr., World War II Army-Air Force veteran and former P.O.W., during a ceremony in his honor. The ceremony held at the 108th Trainin... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) perform a repatriation ceremony in honor of the recovered remains of military personnel in Da Nang, Vietnam, June 28, 2016. DPAA deployed five teams acros... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA) render honors during a disinterment ceremony for unknown service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2016. ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, checks his watch before commencing daily operations during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao... More
160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, awaits the ascension of divers inspecting a se... More
Local workers select clothing items donated by Defense
Local workers select clothing items donated by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel in Khammouan province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Jan. 20, 2018. DPAA recovery teams deployed to the area... More
U.S. Army Spc. Bryon Goodman, diver, 7th Engineer Dive
U.S. Army Spc. Bryon Goodman, diver, 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, stationed out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, prepares to dive during a Defense POW/MIA Accoutning Agency (DPAA) mission to search ... More
Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist assigned to
Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), teaches U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery/investigation team sergeant, how to use a sighting comp... More
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019.... More
160816-N-WI365-246 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160816-N-WI365-246 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, returns from inspecting a seaplane wreck site ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt.Toan Pham, linguist, attached
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt.Toan Pham, linguist, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) digs during a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 25, 2019. For two months DPAA personnel and ... More
A member of the Marine Corps League follows the program
A member of the Marine Corps League follows the program during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolul... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Grissom, a recovery team
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Grissom, a recovery team member assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) starts a motor for a wet screening pool in Boualapha District, Khammouan Province, Laos, Jan. 26,... More
A participant of the Prisoner of War, Missing in Action
A participant of the Prisoner of War, Missing in Action 24 hour Run, jogs around Marek Park Sept. 20, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During the 24 hour run a total of 457 runners and 26 volunteers came out to... 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, Jan. 28, 2019. The c... More
Traci Van Deest, a scientific recovery expert with
Traci Van Deest, a scientific recovery expert with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), oversees excavation operations with the assistance of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dung Vu, a linguist with DPAA, i... 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
Tech. Sgt. Michael Rusaw, a Defender assigned to the
Tech. Sgt. Michael Rusaw, a Defender assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron, places a rifle upon the fallen warriors memorial table during a ‘Ghost Walkers’ ceremony at the final guardmount in honor of N... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director for operations, watches as U.S. soldiers with the United Nations Command (UNC) fold the UNC flag during a repatriation... More
Dust fills the air as members of a Defense POW/MIA
Dust fills the air as members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team excavate a unit during recovery operations in Laos, March 27, 2019. The recovery team excavated the area in hopes of fin... More
Mr. Jason Blount, Chief of Interpretation and Education,
Mr. Jason Blount, Chief of Interpretation and Education, WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument, speaks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ... More
100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon
100-year-old Bataan Death March survivor Col. Ben Skardon (in white hat), a beloved Clemson University alumnus and professor emeritus, shows off his Clemson class ring with fellow alums during the Bataan Memori... More
Keesler Airmen participate in the POW/MIA retreat ceremony
Keesler Airmen participate in the POW/MIA retreat ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 20, 2019. The event was held to raise awareness and to pay tribute to all prisoners of war and those mili... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steve Elhajj screens dirt for
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steve Elhajj screens dirt for possible remains or material evidence on a dry-screening station during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command mission. Elhajj was assigned as recovery non-commiss... More
Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist leads
Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist leads the observance for National POW/MIA Recognition Day, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2019. (DOD photo by Marine Corps Sgt. Dylan Overbay)
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
Firneds and family members search for names of their
Firneds and family members search for names of their loved ones on the memorial wall during the conclusion of the 34th Beirut Memorial Observance Ceremony, Lejeune Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, N.C., Oct. 23,... 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
A Joint Base Charleston C-17 performs a fly-over at
A Joint Base Charleston C-17 performs a fly-over at the conclusion of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action retreat ceremony Sept. 16. The fly over was in honor of captured, killed in action and missing comrade... 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
A Joint Service Honor Guard begins a pass in review
A Joint Service Honor Guard begins a pass in review for U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sen. John Boozman, and Deputy Secretary... More
170919-N-QY759-0025 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 19, 2017)
170919-N-QY759-0025 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 19, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Brock Swift, assigned to Navy Munitions Command, East Asia Division, Detachment Sasebo, begins the Commander, U.S. Fleet Activities Sas... 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
[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Roll_Thunder_5-27-07] Annual Rolling Thunder...
Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally ["Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secr... More
[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Roll_Thunder_5-27-07] Annual Rolling Thunder...
Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally ["Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secr... More
[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Roll_Thunder_5-27-07] Annual Rolling Thunder...
Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally ["Ride for Freedom"--on behalf of the Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) cause--through Washington, D.C., with Secr... More