Secretary of defense visits DPAA
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter greets Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) deputy director, and Sgt. Maj. Michael E. Swam, DPAA senior enlisted leader, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-... More
Family members of the seven U.S. service members killed
Family members of the seven U.S. service members killed April 7, 2001 in a helicopter crash fulfilling the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency met with U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to ... More
U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Navy Adm. Phil Davidson, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander, prepares to give remarks at an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The ceremony marked the arriva... More
Jennifer Vallee, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
Jennifer Vallee, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Public and Congressional Affairs officer, explains the AFMES mission to Airmen from the 42nd Medical Group and 42nd Force Support Squadron at Maxwell Air Fo... More
Freddie Smith, a life support investigator assigned
Freddie Smith, a life support investigator assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) receives a piece of possible aircraft wreckage while conducting an investigation in Quang Binh province, Viet... More
Howard Mariteragi, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Howard Mariteragi, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team life support investigator (LSI), hands out candy to local Vietnamese workers during a recovery mission in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, ... More
Fulfilling our nation's promise
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Gibbs, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team communications noncommissioned officer, hands out a board game to local children during a recovery mission in Lang Son Prov... 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
XIENLU, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF LAOS (Mar. 10, 2013)
XIENLU, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF LAOS (Mar. 10, 2013) Some boys from the local village rest in some shade as members of an Investigation Team from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) conduct interviews ... More
U.S. Army SPC. Douglas Dozier with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army SPC. Douglas Dozier with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carries a case containing possible remains of unidentified Service members during a dignified transfer ceremony, Joint Base Pearl ... More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler, Deputy Director,
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler, Deputy Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, stand together prior to a tour of the DPAA facility, Joint Base Pearl Harbor... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carry cases containing possible remains of unidentified service members unaccounted for from the Vietnam War during a solemn movement at Jo... More
From left, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Gillette, United
From left, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Gillette, United Nations Command chief of staff, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, deputy director for operations, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Choo Suk Suh, Repub... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sedric Franklin, assigned
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sedric Franklin, assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries a case containing the possible remains of unidentified service members during an honorable carry ceremony... 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. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bobby Perez, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bobby Perez, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sweeps for metal in Arunachal Pradesh, India October 6, 2015, in the suspected area of a B-24J airplane crash during the searc... More
Dr. Alec Christensen, an anthropologist deployed with
Dr. Alec Christensen, an anthropologist deployed with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), explains the excavation process to Mrs. Fern Winbush, Principal Director for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ag... More
Dale Marratas, life support analyst with Defense POW/MIA
Dale Marratas, life support analyst with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and Dr. Mark Smith, anthropologist with DPAA (right), examine notes at an excavation site, March 15, 2016, in Lak Xao Province,... 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
Larry McDaniel, center, and Ret. U.S. Army Col. Charles
Larry McDaniel, center, and Ret. U.S. Army Col. Charles McDaniel, Jr. accompanied by Johny Webb, Outreach and Communication deputy director, left, receive a tour from Dr. Jennie Jin, a Defense POW/MIA Accountin... More
U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Charles H. McDaniel Jr., watches
U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Charles H. McDaniel Jr., watches his brother, Larry McDaniel, place a rosette next to their father's name, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Charles H. McDaniel Sr., at the National Memorial Cemetery ... More
Spouses of Royal Thai Air Force service members receive
Spouses of Royal Thai Air Force service members receive a tour of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency facility (DPAA) from U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, DPAA deputy director, and other staff members at Join... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danny Person, explosive
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danny Person, explosive ordnance disposal technician (EOD) digs a test unit on a possible aircraft wreckage site in the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, May 1, 2019. The missi... More
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. George S. Bussa, 29, of Chicago,
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. George S. Bussa, 29, of Chicago, was buried October 10, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In November 1943, Bussa was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Mar... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Daniel Reynoso, Defense Pow/Mia
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Daniel Reynoso, Defense Pow/Mia Accounting Agency, stands at attention during his retirement ceremony at the "Missing Man" memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 24, 2015. Th... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Valladaresmartinez,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Luis Valladaresmartinez, an augment working with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens soil while conducting an excavation in Laos, Nov.3, 2018. The team was se... More
Mr. Johnnie Webb, deputy director, Defense POW/MIA
Mr. Johnnie Webb, deputy director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Outreach and Communications, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Henson during a tour of the DPAA facility at Joint Base Pearl... More
Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. Mills, killed during the
Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. Mills, killed during the Vietnam War, was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, June 24, 2019. On Sept. 21, 1966, Mills, 26, of Bakersfield, California, a Naval Radar Intercep... More
Dr. Eric Bartelink, professor of Physical Anthropology,
Dr. Eric Bartelink, professor of Physical Anthropology, California State University Chico, gives a briefing to members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July, 24... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Morales, a Defense
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. John Morales, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery non-commissioned officer augmentee, is promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant Aug, 1, 2019, near the historical W... More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class, Robert Dotter,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class, Robert Dotter, a medic attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wet screens dirt alongside local villagers during a recovery mission in Boualapha District,... More
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy,
The U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, W. Patrick Murphy, screens dirt during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia, Feb. 1, 2020. During his visit Murphy spoke ... More
Gavin Peters, nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda,
Gavin Peters, nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda, prepares the transfer of remains at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 14, 2016. DPAA’s m... More
A detail of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
A detail of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel render honor during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 27, 2017. The remains will be... More
Army Master Sgt. Joseph Durakovich, 30, of Gary, Indiana,
Army Master Sgt. Joseph Durakovich, 30, of Gary, Indiana, accounted for on Nov. 1, 2016, was buried April 10, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. In late November 1950, Durakovich was a m... 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
David White, analyst with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
David White, analyst with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), talks to a witness during a mission with the research and investigation team bravo in the Social Republic of Vietnam, March 14, 2019. Duri... More
Family members watch a video showing the mission and
Family members watch a video showing the mission and capabilites of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a Family Member Update (FMU) in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27, 2019. DPAA visited the are... More
A soccer ball lays on a field during a game between
A soccer ball lays on a field during a game between the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team in Lang Son Province, Vietnam, Nov. 11... More
Air Force Col. Patrick H. Wood, 36, of Kansas City,
Air Force Col. Patrick H. Wood, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, was laid to rest June 28, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Feb. 6, 1967, Wood was the pilot of an HH-3D aircraft carry... More
Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen
Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson poses for a group photo with Airmen from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) before taking a tour of the facilities to learn about DPAA'... More
Members of recovery team one practice a medical evacuation
Members of recovery team one practice a medical evacuation during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, May 10, 2018. With operations being on a mounta... More
David Brown, an archaeologist with the Defense POW/MIA
David Brown, an archaeologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), fills a bucket with dirt from a drying station during a recovery mission on the Island of Oahu, Oct. 7, 2016. The mission of DPAA... More
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) stand at attention as a disinterred casket containing the remains of an unknown service member from the National Memorial Cemetery of the P... More
Kelly McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency director,
Kelly McKeague, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency director, prepares to lay down flowers during a memorial ceremony at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2018. The ceremony was held for t... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dimas Bernacchia, an Italian
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dimas Bernacchia, an Italian linguist and recovery noncommissioned officer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens dirt during a recovery mission in Sarentino... More
U.S. Air force Cadet Col. Robert Hill, Air Force Reserve
U.S. Air force Cadet Col. Robert Hill, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 004, listens to the director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) speak at a briefing for AFROTC cadets from... More
William A. Heidt, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of
William A. Heidt, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, visits the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team members that are on a recovery mission in Banglung, Cambodia. The team deployed with 13 members in... More
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Vietnamese local workers, work together during a recovery mission in Dien Bien, Vietnam, Nov. 9, 2016. Members of DPAA deployed to the area in hopes... More
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel,
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel, left, hands local children candy before leaving the excavation site at the end of the day, Xiangkouang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Oct. 31, ... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 19, 2020. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s ... More
A local villager transports buckets during excavation
A local villager transports buckets during excavation operations as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s mission in the Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 18, 2016. Recovery Team Two executed excavation... More
Lao workers take a break during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Lao workers take a break during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mission to recover fallen service members from the Vietnam War in Khammouan Province, Laos, June 2, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to pro... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket of Army Pfc. Walter W. Green, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, July 20. In November 1950, Green was a member ... More
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Nicholas Tuttle (left) and U.S.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Nicholas Tuttle (left) and U.S. Army Sgt. Kodi Beckwith (right), both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) carry buckets of soil during recovery operations in Münster,... More
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals work together to excavate a site during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recovery mission, Defense POW/MIA Accoun... More
A soldier assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat
A soldier assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, waits in a defensive position as he takes on the role of opposing forces during Lightning Forge 20 (LF 20) on Kahuku Training ... More
A local villager cuts bamboo during excavation operations
A local villager cuts bamboo during excavation operations as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) mission in the Khammouane Province, Laos, Jan. 26, 2017. Recovery Team Three executed excavati... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members take a rest stop after hiking to a site in Dak Lak Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, March 5, 2020. A team was deployed in the area to investigate lo... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee, sifts through soil at a water screening station during a DPAA recovery m... 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
William A. Heidt, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of
William A. Heidt, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, visits the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team members that are on a recovery mission in Banglung, Cambodia. The team deployed with 13 members in... More
Airmen with the United States Air Forces Honor Guard
Airmen with the United States Air Forces Honor Guard escort the remains of Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Donald J. Hall, during Hall's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, March 26, 2018. On Feb. 6, 1967, Hall... More
Mr. Freedie Smith, a life support investigator (LSI)
Mr. Freedie Smith, a life support investigator (LSI) and Dr. Penny Minturn, a scientific recovery expert (SRE), dig a possible grave site in the hope of finding evidence of two U.S. service members lost during ... More
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the remains of Marine Corps Pfc. Harold V. Thomas, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, during Thomas’ funeral, May 7, 2017. Thomas, who was accounted for on Nov. 7, 2016. ... More
South Korea Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
South Korea Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Pi Woo-Jin (center) and South Korea Deputy Minister of National Defense Lee Nam-Woo (right) walk with Katharine Kelley (left), superintendent, Arlington Nat... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), work alongside villagers in a swamp area near Wom Village, Papua New Guinea, April 19, 2016. Members of DPAA deployed to the area in hopes of recovering ... More
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) are dismissed after participating in a repatriation ceremony for unknown U.S. service members lost dur... More
From left to right, U.S. Army Pfc. Tallan Lopshire,
From left to right, U.S. Army Pfc. Tallan Lopshire, Staff Sgt. Sina Aroum, and U.S. Navy Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Angel Cordero, all assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team... More
Tristan Evans flies a team from the Defense POW/MIA
Tristan Evans flies a team from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) into the mountains near Lae, Papua New Guinea, to conduct an investigation, Sept. 17, 2018. The mission of DPAA is to provide the ful... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ruth, explosive
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Ruth, explosive ordinance disposal technician and augmentee to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), performs an operational check of the CEIA Compact Metal Detect... More
Members of a joint recovery team deployed by the Defense
Members of a joint recovery team deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team conduct a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) rehearsal before starting excavation operations in Lak Xao Province... 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
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Carson, with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Carson, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), transfers a case containing possible remains of unidentified servicemembers, during a dignified transfer ceremony, Joint Base Pe... More
17-3VM, US Marine Corps Photo
U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant (ret.) Peter Post, returns to Khe Sanh to aid the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery efforts in the Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, May 22, 2017. Peter returned to... More
U.S. Army divers, assigned to 7th Dive Detachment,
U.S. Army divers, assigned to 7th Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, front step into the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of northern Vietnam, May 27, 2017. The Soldiers are part of a Defense POW/MIA Account... 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
A local worker clears a field while assisting the Defense
A local worker clears a field while assisting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) during a recovery mission in Nghe An province, Vietnam, Nov. 29, 2017. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest po... 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
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency deputy director of operations, speaks to a Pearl Harbor survivor before a memorial ceremony at the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Hawaii,... More
Father Paul Hurley, Maj. Gen., Chief of Chaplains,
Father Paul Hurley, Maj. Gen., Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army (Ret.) presides over the funeral of Navy Reserve Cmdr. James B. Mills, killed during the Vietnam War, June 24, 2019 at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel,... 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
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
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the
Marines from Marine Corps Barracks 8th & I escort the remains of Marine Corps Pfc. Harold V. Thomas, 21, of Columbus, Ohio, during Thomas’ funeral, May 7, 2017. Thomas, who was accounted for on Nov. 7, 2016. ... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael Linnington prepares to shovel dirt and assist in excavation efforts during his visit to a recovery sites, Nov. 6, 2015 in Attapeu Province, Laos. Direct... More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dave Shuman, kyaks towards
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dave Shuman, kyaks towards a glacier in Anchorage, Alaska, June 29, 2016. During his Air Force career, Shuman served as a Pararescueman accounting for countless rescues in Alaska and a... 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. Air Force Capt. John Dinan, Special U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Capt. John Dinan, Special U.S. Air Force Escort, left, renders honors with other U.S. service members during a chain of custody event at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Joint Base Pearl Ha... More
A local Lao villager stands during a scheduled break,
A local Lao villager stands during a scheduled break, in the Houaphanh Province, Laos, July 17, 2018. With help from the host nation, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) missions speed up, and increase eff... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Dunbar, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Dunbar, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Team Leader, aids in setting up excavation units in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, Nov. 2, 2018. During the recovery mission, DPAA pers... 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
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Members of the Defense
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment infantrymen enter the Underwater Egress Trainer on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 20, 2... More
Service members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Service members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) alongside U.S. Navy Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 listen to the safety brief prior to conducting an underwater recovery operation in ... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam, a linguist
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Quoc Bao Lam, a linguist deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), poses for a photo, Sept. 17, 2018, in Quang Binh, Vietnam. A DPAA recovery team deployed to t... More
George Ritter Jr., son of recently accounted for George
George Ritter Jr., son of recently accounted for George L. Ritter, signs the chain of custody paperwork at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 1... 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
A member of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
A member of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) honor guard detail renders salute during a disinterment ceremony for unknown U.S. Marines from the battle at Tarawa at the National Memorial Cemetery of ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hugo Silva, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic, digs up metal hits during a survey mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, May 22, 2018. U.S. service members and local... More