Dan Donahue, the environmental program manager assigned to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, flattens the hole for a tree to be planted at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 30, 2020. The tree planting was a More
U.S. Marines and Sailors assist Okinawa Government Officals by sampling soil on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2020. Representitives from Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa D More
U.S. Army engineer paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade train on how to physically design the battlefield during a field training exercise in Grafenwoehr Training Are More
U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division bury training ordinance in order to test new Integrated Naval Explosive Hazard/Mine Counter Measures during the Technology Concept Experiment More
An Iraqi man digs a hole while making repairs to the sewer system in the Sadr City District of Baghdad. Following the fighting there earlier this year, the streets were filled with trash, sewage and other remna More
Afghan villagers dig irrigation ditches along Route 515 Jan. 21, 2009 in Delaram District, Farah province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Dozens of local Afghans showed up to work on the project, while the Af More
View of a secondary former jet fuel storage site as Belgian contractors excavates the areas surrounding old fuel storage sites on Chièvres Air Base in order to remove, test, and if needed, decontaminate the soi More
View of the 5000+ PSI demolition shear jaws of a tracked hydraulic excavator tearing apart decommissioned jet fuel tanks in order to ship and recycle them on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 18, 2014. (U.S. Ar More
150828-N-TQ690-001 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Aug. 28, 2015) - U.S. Army Sergeant Alfio P. Musumeci III, a recovery NCO for Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), delivers buckets full of soil to team members at More
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1 Tiffany Kidd, an augmentee for Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, investigates a metal hit during a mission to Germany. The DPAA mission is to provide More
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, dig a fighting position for Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicles using a D6 bulldozer, April 5, at Adazi Military Base, More
Rachel Gibbard, 733rd Civil Engineer Division Environmental Element archeological contractor, shovels dirt during excavations at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 2, 2017. With 234 different archeological si More
Engineers with the Idaho Army National Guard's 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct training in fighting positions for crew-served weapon teams, M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley turret and hull defilades on June 17 More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Oliver Truong, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), trains a local villager on wet screening operations in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Repu More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. William Chandler, an infantry rifle Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security during platoon force-on-force training at Camp Lej More
Lt. Col. Shane R. Doolan, Brooklyn, New York, deputy commanding officer, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK- U.S. Combined Division, prepares to plant trees alongside Dongducheon City Mayo More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Jose A. Colon Feliciano, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officer in charge of research and investigation team bravo, measures a transect to find aircraft wreckage as More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Andy Zavala with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hikes through a stream to reach the site of a possible helicopter crash in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic More
Sgt. Paul Gallegos, field artillery firefinder radar operator, Desert Hot Springs, California native, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, constructs a fighting posi More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jake A. Price, a heavy equipment operator, sights in on a target during a simulated combat scenario at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2019. Mar More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luigi Lawrence, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, swings a pick axe to loosen dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Sept. 9, 201 More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Travis Groeschel, an explosive ordnance disposal technician attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs dirt in a unit during a recovery mission in Savannahket Provin More
A recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts dirt during excavation operations in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 2, 2019. A DPAA team is in the region searching for an More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fritz, a recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) tosses dirt away from the screening area during a DPAA joint field activity ( More
Musu Tyler and Carla Brice, residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, take turns slicing the lotus root at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents w More
Cpl. Rainier Colina, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, inspects the engine of an extendable boom forklift during a command post exercise at Marine More
Kelly Niland, a biologist assigned to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, stands in front of freshly planted trees at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 30, 2020. The initiative to plant these trees was tasked More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Frank Vitoroulis, a heavy equipment operator with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operates a 420E IT Backhoe to dig holes for training ordinance in order to test More
A wheeled excavator operated by Belgian contractors empties its bucket in a trailer as the ground around former jet fuel storage sites on Chièvres Air Base is dug in order to remove, test, and if needed, decont More
Close-up view of the 5000+ PSI demolition shear jaws of a tracked hydraulic excavator tearing apart decommissioned jet fuel tanks in order to ship and recycle them on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 18, 2014. More
Contractors break ground for an extension of the PX, as some Chièvres Air Base buildings receive new tenants, and see offices consolidations to facilitate the return of nearby Caserne Daumerie to the Belgian ho More
150828-N-TQ690-002 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Aug. 28, 2015) - Robert Ingraham, a forensic archaeologist and recovery leader with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), observes an item found while screening More
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - Mr. Dane Magoon, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, looks over his mission logs during a mission to Germany. The DPAA mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for o More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) work with local villagers during excavation in the Xiangkhoang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, March 5, 2016. Members of the DPAA deployed to More
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, dig a fighting position for Latvian allies using a high mobility engineer excavator, April 5, at Adazi Military Base More
Ashley Himmelstein, 733rd Civil Engineer Division Environmental Element archeological contractor, straightens up the sides of a dig test site at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Nov. 2, 2017. Dig tests are perfo More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchel Kerchner, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford scoop dirt into buckets as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) e More
A U.S. Marine assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, provides security from a fighting position during platoon force-on-force training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 11, More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le, recovery/investigation team linguist, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery/investigation team sergeant, both with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPA More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Torrianno D. Lewis, a bulk fuel specialist, provides security during a simulated base attack at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2019. Marines at More
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
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Juarez, a recovery team member attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts a root from the ground during a recovery mission in Savannahket Province, Lao People's Democr More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jose Vazquez, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens rocks and soil at a wet screening station in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 5 More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnny Cardona, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a break during excavation operations in Ha Tinh Province, Vietna More
Local workers screen excavated dirt during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting (DPAA) joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan 25, 2020. A recovery team visited the area i More
Shelby Jolly, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, mixes the ingredients for the mochi at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given t More
Cpl. Pavel Tarkovskiy, a technical engineer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, surveys the ground level for the construction of a building foundation during a command post exe More
Lori Stevens, an environmental biologist assigned to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, rakes the dirt around a tree at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 30, 2020. The task to plant these trees took three da More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Hooper, a team leader with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, measures the depth of a hole prior to placing an inert training ordinance in order to test new Inte More
A wheeled excavator operated by Belgian contractors digs the ground around a former jet fuel storage site on Chièvres Air Base in order to remove, test, and if needed, decontaminate the soil in Chièvres, Belgiu More
The 5000+ PSI demolition shear jaws of a tracked hydraulic excavator dispose of parts of a decommissioned jet fuel tank in order to ship and recycle it on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 18, 2014. (U.S. Army More
150901-N-TQ690-001 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Sept. 1, 2015) - U.S. Army Capt. Gary Taylor, a team leader with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), dumps screen soil with Michael S. Linnington, the director of More
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - U.S. Army Sergeant Sonia Adkins, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, dumps a bucket of dirt into a screen during a mission to Germany. The DPAA mission is to provide the fullest More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Dizonno, an individual augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), hands off a bucket of dirt for screening during excavation in the Xiangkhoang Province, More
Latvian allies fill sand bags while digging a fighting position in preparation for an upcoming multinational combined defense live-fire exercise, April 5, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers assigned to He More
Local villagers screen excavated dirt as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) excavation operations in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 7, 2018. DPAA was in t More
Ray Kern, recovery/investigation team analyst with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), collects witness statements in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 17, 2019. DPAA conducted i More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Juan A. GiraldoGomez and Cpl. Braxton N. Hayes, water support technicians, test water for cleanliness after a simulated base attack at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Ca More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Watson, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team leader, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 17, 2019. During the recovery mi More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Deon Johnson, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), builds a structure during a recovery mission in Savannahket Province, Lao People's Democratic More
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), writes observations in a field notebook in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 9, 2019. DPAA is in the reg More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cory Turner, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), throws rocks out of a wet screening station in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 21, 2019 More
Members assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team ride back to the base camp area after a day of work on the recovery site in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. More
Lotus Root recipes on display after being cooked at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity to learn how to harvest and then c More
Lance Cpl. Oliver Cravens, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, grades the ground to create a berm duringa command post exercise at Marine Corps Base More
Some of the tools used to plant the trees are gathered in a pile at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 30, 2020. The planting of trees allowed a more natural look entering the base and gave the FamCamp more More
U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division set up a training mine field in order to test new Integrated Naval Explosive Hazard/Mine Counter Measures during the Technology Concept Exper More
A tractor and its trailer filled with soil that surrounded a former jet fuel storage site, goes through a wheels decontamination area on Chièvres Air Base, in Chièvres, Belgium, June 20, 2014. The work is coord More
The 5000+ PSI demolition shear jaws of a tracked hydraulic excavator dispose of parts of decommissioned jet fuel tanks in order to ship and recycle them on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 18, 2014. (U.S. Army More
150902-N-TQ690-001 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Sept. 2, 2015) - U.S. Army Capt. Gary Taylor, team leader with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), performs routine maintenance on screening station. The DPAA miss More
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - Mr. Dane Magoon, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, prepares his total station during a mission to Germany. The DPAA mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for ou More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Adams, team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) uses his surroundings to develope a wet screen station in Xiangkhoang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Re More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald Dewitt, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford scoop dirt into buckets as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) excavat More
Korean Augmentation to the United States Army Pfc. Ahn, Sung-chul, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, prepares to plant trees during the 74th Annual City Hall Arbor Day celebration at Tapdong Elementary School, Apr More
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
Sgt. Paul Gallegos, field artillery firefinder radar operator, Desert Hot Springs, California native, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, inspects a fighting positi More
Marines survey an airstrip for damages after a simulated air assault at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2019. Marines attached to Marine Wing Support Detachment 273 simulate More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carl Ivey, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 17, 2019. During the recovery mi More
U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians (EOD) Tech Sgt. Kyle Cline (left) and Tech Sgt. Travis Groeschel, both attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assess a possible ordnance More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts a metal sweep of an excavated area in Ha Tinh Province, Vi More
Workers pass buckets filled with excavated dirt toward screening stations during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. 19, 2020. A Defense POW/MIA Accounting More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents attend the Lotus Root Digging Experience at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity More
Lance Cpl. Oliver Cravens, a heavy equipment operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, grades the ground to create a berm during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base More
Lori Stevens, an environmental biologist assigned to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, instructs other members on tasks in order to accomplish the tree project at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 30, 2020. More
Spc. Avery Rainwater, a heavy equipment operator with the 858th Engineer Company (Horizontal), 223rd Engineer Battalion, operates a High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) during the company's annual training a More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Gonzalez, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, uses a compass to plot an azimuth during the Technology Concept Experiment 20.3 at Red Beach, C More
Under supervision of Belgian Ministry of Defense and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Belgian contractors use the 5000+ PSI demolition shear jaws of a tracked hydraulic excavator to take apart decommissioned jet f More
150912-N-TQ690-001 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Sept. 12, 2015) - Robert Ingraham, a recovery leader with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), displays a recovered identification tag to U.S. Army Spc. Robert A. H More