Kyle McCormick, an anthropologist with the Defense
Kyle McCormick, an anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, removes soil from a water collection point for wet screen operations as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalc... More
U.S. Military service members color guard presents
U.S. Military service members color guard presents the colors during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolul... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Vaccaro, an augment with
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Vaccaro, an augment with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) assigned to 716th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), checks for metal material at an excavation unit as p... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), builds retaining walls on the outer perimeter of excavation units, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist... More
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) anthropologist, works to straighten a unit wall as part of a DPAA recovery mission Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Nov. 15, 2016. DPAA team me... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop and Capt. Eric
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop and Capt. Eric Ahle, both with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), remove sediment at the bottom of a water collection point for wet screen operations as part of a DPA... More
Robert Kent form Disabled American Veterans salutes
Robert Kent form Disabled American Veterans salutes to the playing of TAPS during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacif... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bobby Perez, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bobby Perez, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team explosive ordinance disposal technician, prepares his equipment to scan the soil for possible ordinance and shrapnel near Gilber... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts a repatriation ceremony in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, June 16. Remains that are connected to the Vietnam War are returned to the United States an... More
Members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 & 2, Defense POW/MIA
Members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 & 2, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cover an excavation unit from incoming rain as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon... More
A flower arrangement from Veterans of Foreign Wars
A flower arrangement from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 970 lays ready to be presented during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemet... More
U.S. Army Capt. Eric Ahle with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Capt. Eric Ahle with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assists moving a dry screening station frame during a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Nov. 6, 2016. D... 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), rehearse MEDEVAC operations, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republi... 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 village member cuts open a coconut for Defense
A local village member cuts open a coconut for Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) members during a “Chupa Chupa ceremony," a ground breaking ceremony, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Pro... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Kelly Creason,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Kelly Creason, with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and local workers fill buckets with soil as part of a recovery mission, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, N... 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 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 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense
Members of 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), examines the excavation site before recovery operations begin as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Ku... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts a repatriation ceremony in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, June 16. Remains that are connected to the Vietnam War are returned to the United States an... More
Hugh Tuller, anthropologist, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt.
Hugh Tuller, anthropologist, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Uribe assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sort through surface debris as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, Lao... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA), excavate as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mar. 23, 2016. DPAA teammates deplo... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel McKeegan, Director of
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel McKeegan, Director of Expeditionary Support for Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts down a tree in an excavation unit for a DPAA recovery mission Guadalcanal Province, Solom... More
U.S. Military service members color guard salutes the
U.S. Military service members color guard salutes the colors during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Sept. 1... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lorena Contreras assigned to Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lorena Contreras assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sweeps the loose soil from an excavated unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, Lao People’s Demo... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Mirador, left, and
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Mirador, left, and Capt. Eric Ahle, both with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screen soil for possible human remains as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcan... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky with the Defense
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), unwraps marking flags as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic o... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond with
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cleans the debris off of an M2 .50 caliber machine gun as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province,... More
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency anthropologist, studies a soil sample in an excavation unit for a DPAA recovery mission Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Nov. 18, 2016. DPAA team memb... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Kelly Creason screens
U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Kelly Creason screens soil during wet screen operations as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Dec. 2, 2016. DPAA team... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Johnson with the Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Johnson with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavates soil around tree roots as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Rep... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), eats during a lunch with local villagers as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Soci... More
U.S. Army Capt. Alexandra Long, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Capt. Alexandra Long, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens soil for possible human remains as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, D... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond removes
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond removes soil from a water collection point for wet screen operations as part of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalc... 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), excavate a unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam,... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky with the Defense
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sweeps the loose soil in a excavation unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province,... More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Bager, Tripler Medical
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Bager, Tripler Medical Center, assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens soil to find possible human remains as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Villag... More
U.S Army Maj. Scot Mohr assigned to Defense POW/MIA
U.S Army Maj. Scot Mohr assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens soil with a local villager as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Jan. 22,... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Perez, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Perez, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens soil for possible human remains as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Nov. 15, 20... More
U.S. Army Capt. Christopher George, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Capt. Christopher George, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, repairs a dry screen as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Dec. 4, 2016. DPAA team... 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), rehearse MEDEVAC operations, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republi... More
Base camp for 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense
Base camp for 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), erected in the jungle, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic o... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alex Avila, assigned to Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Alex Avila, assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes soil from an excavation unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, Lao People’s Democratic Rep... More
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Eugene Mirador with Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Eugene Mirador with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), remove soil from an excavation unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon... More
A local village girl bites into fresh cut sugar cane
A local village girl bites into fresh cut sugar cane during a “Chupa Chupa ceremony” ground breaking ceremony as part of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solo... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Diana Halferty assigned to Defense
U.S. Air Force Capt. Diana Halferty assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), smiles as she sorts through debris at the dry screening station as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Myky Nguyen with the Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Myky Nguyen with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA), sweeps the floor of an excavated unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, So... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky passes a broom
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky passes a broom to Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Pr... 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) and local villagers prepare to have lunch, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Soci... 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), pose with the POW/MIA flag for a group photo as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, S... More
Members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 & 2, Defense POW/MIA
Members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 & 2, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), with local village workers, dry screen soil for possible remains as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalca... More
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Anthropologist, Defense POW/MIA
Dr. Kyle McCormick, Anthropologist, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), confirms a line measurement and distance through a transect station during a DPAA recovery mission near in Guadalcanal Province, Sol... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA), assembles the framework for a dry screen station, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Prov... More
Jack Kenkeo assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Jack Kenkeo assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shares family photos with local villagers during a break as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu province, Lao People’s Democratic Repu... More
Members for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10276
Members for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10276 presents a wreath during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in... More
A local village boy watches members of 17-1BP Recovery
A local village boy watches members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 and local villagers wet screen soil as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Dec. 2, 2016. DPA... 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), excavate soil from a unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic o... More
Bags of blankets sit in line ready for members of 16-2VM
Bags of blankets sit in line ready for members of 16-2VM Recovery Team One hands them out to local villagers working as part of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in To Mo Rong District... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducts a repatriation ceremony in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, June 16. Remains that are connected to the Vietnam War are returned to the United States an... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond, Defense
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) life support investigator, places a unit maker as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Isla... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Martinez, an augment
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Martinez, an augment with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) from the 517th Airlift Squadron, removes soil from an excavation unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission Gua... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), attempts to remove a tree stump from an excavation unit during a recovery mission Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Nov. 16, ... More
U.S. Military servicemen and women, veterans, and community
U.S. Military servicemen and women, veterans, and community members attend the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in H... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lorena Contreras assigned to the
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lorena Contreras assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) dry screens soil sediment with a local villager as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu province, Lao People’... More
An equipment case belonging to a member of the Defense
An equipment case belonging to a member of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is staged for an excavation operation, during a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Nov. 5, 20... More
U.S. Army Capt. Eric Ahle, with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Capt. Eric Ahle, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), poses for a photo during a break from clearing an excavation area for a DPAA recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islan... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop fastens water
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop fastens water pipes for wet screen operations as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Dec. 2, 2016. DPAA team members ... More
Members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 and local villagers
Members of 17-1BP Recovery Team 1 and local villagers screen soil at the wet screen station as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Dec. 2, 2016. DPAA team... More
Members of 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense
Members of 16-2VM Recovery Team One with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA), rehearse MEDIVAC operations, as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republ... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Hernandez assigned to
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Hernandez assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), wet screens soil as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Jan. 22, ... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Edward Reedy shakes hands with Mark
U.S. Navy Capt. Edward Reedy shakes hands with Mark Stephensen after his keynote address during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemeter... More
Members of 16-2LA Recovery Team 3 assigned to the Defense
Members of 16-2LA Recovery Team 3 assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA) cross a small river as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Feb. 9, 2... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Anderson with the Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Anderson with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts the hair of a Vietnamese Official as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socia... More
A ground positioning system unit is shown on top of
A ground positioning system unit is shown on top of a maker to record the location of an excavation site for a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands,... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond with
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jeremy Raymond with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), attempts to read the serial number on a M2 .50 caliber machine gun as part of a DPAA recovery mission Guadalca... More
Robert Kent form Disabled American Veterans presents
Robert Kent form Disabled American Veterans presents a wreath during the National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolul... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jamarius Fortson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Sgt. Jamarius Fortson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens soil for possible human remains as part of a DPAA recovery mission near Bellha Village, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, ... More
Members of 16-2LA Recovery Team 3 assigned to the Defense
Members of 16-2LA Recovery Team 3 assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) pose for a team photo as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Attapeu province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Feb. 12,... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command (DPAA), excavates soil around tree roots as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist R... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), work to remove a massive stone in an excavation unit as part of a DPAA recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic of V... More