Vietnamese workers perform excavation operations as
Vietnamese workers perform excavation operations as part of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, Nov. 13.The mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is to provide... More
Buckets wait to be screened by local Vietnamese workers
Buckets wait to be screened by local Vietnamese workers and members of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team during a recovery mission in Nghe An province, Vietnam, Nov. 13, 2018. The mission... More
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Marines,
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 Marines, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, standby to honor the remains of 36 Marines, July 26, 2015, being offloaded from C-130J Hercules aircr... More
DPAA Recovery Operations, Normandy, France
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently recovered and returned an American Airman missing from Would War II to the DPAA Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 24 May 2017. Two DPAA recove... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Francis, Defense POW/MIA Accounting...
ATTAPEU PROVENCE, Laos (Nov. 24, 2015) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Francis, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), pours buckets of dirt at a dry screening station, Nov. 24, 2015, in Attapeu Province,... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),...
THANH HOA, Vietnam (Dec. 04, 2015) U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), (right) gives a sandbag to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Ruiz, DPAA, Dec. 4, 2015, in Attapeu Province, Laos... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Sangiamvongse, Defense POW/MIA Accounting...
ATTAPEU PROVENCE, Laos (Nov. 24, 2015) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Sangiamvongse, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavates, Nov. 24, 2015, in Attapeu Province, Laos during search and recovery effort... More
Phillipe Ritter, son of recently accounted for George
Phillipe Ritter, son of recently accounted for George L. Ritter, shows his father’s hat at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2019. Ritter ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Larry Black, a service member attached
U.S. Army Sgt. Larry Black, a service member attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries the urn of Edward Weissenback, a recently recovered Air America crewman, followed by his family dur... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Austin at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 12, 2019. Austin was assigned to... More
The family of Marine Pvt. Harry K. Tye, 21, of Orinoco,
The family of Marine Pvt. Harry K. Tye, 21, of Orinoco, Kentucky, attend Tye's funeral, March 28, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In November 1943, Tye was assigned to Company E, 2nd... More
U.S. Navy Musician Third Class Tyler Reed, assigned
U.S. Navy Musician Third Class Tyler Reed, assigned to Pacific Fleet Band, played Taps during the funeral of U.S. Navy Reserve Chief Water Tender Paul R. Wright at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,... 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
181130-N-SF508-0245, US Navy Photo
181130-N-SF508-0245 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Branden Lapovsky, presents a folded American flag to Carolyn Baker, the next-of-kin of U.S. Navy Molder 1st Class Kenneth B.... More
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) participate in the full honors repatriation of U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Edwin W. Jordan, 17, in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington,... More
190912-N-NU281-1190 WICHITA, Kansas (Sept. 12, 2019)
190912-N-NU281-1190 WICHITA, Kansas (Sept. 12, 2019) The remains of Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett, a Sailor killed in the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 aboard the USS Oklahoma, were retu... More
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.
Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) participate in the full honors funeral of U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Archie Newell in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 8... More
Marla Andrews, daughter of U.S. Army Air Forces Capt.
Marla Andrews, daughter of U.S. Army Air Forces Capt. Lawrence Dickson, views her father’s casket being brought to the front of the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel, at Fort Myer, Virginia, during his funeral at Arlin... More
Marines with Marine Corps Barracks (8th & I) carry
Marines with Marine Corps Barracks (8th & I) carry the casket of Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony G. Guerriero, at Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2017. Guerriero, 22, of Boston, and acco... More
Bringing our heroes home
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kurt Legnon screens dirt for possible remains or material evidence on a dry-screening station during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission. Legnon was assigned as a recovery noncommis... More
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. John D. Crouchley and his
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. John D. Crouchley and his wife Dorothy, pose for their wedding photo in 1943. Crouchley was assigned to the 828th Bombardment Squadron, 485th Bombardment Group, Foggia, Italy, and we... 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
A ceremony is conducted to reinter Navy Seaman 1st
A ceremony is conducted to reinter Navy Seaman 1st Class Murry R. Cargile at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, April 7, 2017. Seaman 1st Cargile was killed in action, December 7, 1941... More
Natalie Hilberg, next-of-kin of U.S. Navy Radioman
Natalie Hilberg, next-of-kin of U.S. Navy Radioman 2nd Class Howard V. Keffer, bows her head in prayer during Keffer's funeral service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 23... More
A U.S. Sailor assigned to Navy Region Hawaii renders
A U.S. Sailor assigned to Navy Region Hawaii renders honors during a funeral for U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Hubert P. Hall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, March 17, 2020. Hall was a... More
U.S. Marines with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
U.S. Marines with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and Marine Forces Pacific, participate in a repatriation ceremony in Betio, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati, Nov. 20, 2018. The ceremony was held to memori... More
U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct
U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class Edwin McCabe, of Newport, North Carolina, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Se... More
The family of Radioman 3rd Class Jack Goldwater watch
The family of Radioman 3rd Class Jack Goldwater watch as the Pearl Harbor tide takes his cremains at the USS Utah Memorial, Ford Island, Hawaii, Jun. 7, 2019. Goldwater was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which su... More
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – U.S. Army Sergeant Ferdinand
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – U.S. Army Sergeant Ferdinand Berrios, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) military volunteer, sharpens a machete that will be used to clear away vegetation during a DPAA recove... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Musician 1st Class Henri Clay Mason at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 28, 2019. Mason... More
Navy Fireman 3rd Class John H. Lindsley, 22, born in
Navy Fireman 3rd Class John H. Lindsley, 22, born in the Philippines and raised in Waukegan, Illinois, accounted for on Dec. 18, 2015, was buried Oct. 25, 2016, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, ... More
The American flag waves during the internment ceremony
The American flag waves during the internment ceremony of U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Everett G. Windle at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 26, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Windle ... More
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), hike up to explore the suspected area of a B-24J airplane crash on October 2, 2015 and begin the search and recovery efforts to retrieve eight US Army ... More
Sailors of Navy Region - Hawaii's Funeral Honors Staff
Sailors of Navy Region - Hawaii's Funeral Honors Staff carry the remains of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Monroe Temple of Des Moines, Iowa, who was laid to rest July 12, 2017, in the National Memorial Cemetery of... More
Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class Howard P. Brisbane,
Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class Howard P. Brisbane, 21, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was buried June 9, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. In November 1943, Brisbane was assigned to Head... More
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers prepare grave sites for a disinterment Nov. 8, 2015, at the NMCP, Hawaii. The disinterment was part of a dignified transfer of the last unknown servic... More
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Nicholas J. Cancilla, Company
U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Nicholas J. Cancilla, Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, returns home after 73 years, to Altoona, Pa., Nov. 5, 2016. Cancilla was killed in action (KIA) Nov. 20, 1943 on Betio Island,... More
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood,
Machinist's Mate 1st Class Earl R. Melton, 24, of Lakewood, New Jersey, was laid to rest June 28, 2017, in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On Dec. 7, 1941, Melton was assigned to the USS Okla... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii transport the
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii transport the remains of U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Millard Burk, 19, of Pikeville, Kentucky, during a funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, ... More
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) director for operations, attends a funeral for U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James M. Flanagan at the National Memorial Cemetery o... More
Personnel assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Personnel assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) march towards a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 11, 2017. The c... More
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps participate in the
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps participate in the graveside service for U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Anthony Brozyna in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 31, 2016, in Arlington, Va. Brozyna, of Hartfo... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) personnel prepare to load a casket for transport during a disinterment ceremony Honolulu, Hawaii, July 31, 2017. The ceremony was part of DPAA's effort to exhume 35 cask... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii conduct a funeral for U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Kenneth H. Sampson at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 18, 2019. Sampson was assigned... More
An honor guard detail, comprised of U.S. Sailors assigned
An honor guard detail, comprised of U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii, march to postion for a rifle salute at the funeral of U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn at the National Memorial ... More
U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the
U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the U.S. flag during a funeral for U.S Navy Fireman 1st Class Leonard R. Geller, 21, of Garber, Oklahoma, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honol... More
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson
The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon; “The President’s Own” Marine Band; and Marines from the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. (8th and I) conduct military funeral honors with funeral ... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) escort the remains of Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Donald E. Underwood, 23, of River Rouge, Michigan, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, near W... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy F1c Grant Clark Cook Jr. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 09, 2019. Cook was as... More
Personnel assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Personnel assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) march towards a casket during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 11, 2017. The c... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii render military
Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii render military honors at a funeral for U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class Edwin McCabe at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 25 2019. Mor... More
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii prepare to transport
U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii prepare to transport 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. On Dec... More
Marines with Marine Corps Barracks 8th and I carry
Marines with Marine Corps Barracks 8th and I carry the remains of Marine Corps Cpl. John V. McNichol, 20, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, accounted for on Sept. 25, 2017, during his funeral May 14, in Arlington Natio... More
190914-N-NU281-1022 EL DORADO, Kansas (Sept. 14, 2019)
190914-N-NU281-1022 EL DORADO, Kansas (Sept. 14, 2019) Sailors assigned to Strategic Communications Wing 1 render military funeral honors for U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett, a Sailor killed i... More
U.S. Navy honor guardsmen assigned to Navy Region Hawaii
U.S. Navy honor guardsmen assigned to Navy Region Hawaii stand at parade rest during the funeral of Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Au... More
An honor guard detail, comprised of U.S. Sailors assigned
An honor guard detail, comprised of U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii, carry the casket of U.S. Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd class (EM3c) Charles Harris during a funeral at the National Memorial Cemete... More
U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii transport
U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Region Hawaii transport the remains of U.S. Navy Reserve Chief Water Tender Paul R. Wright at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 25, 2018. On Dec... More
Members of the U.S. Marines, from Marine Barracks
Members of the U.S. Marines, from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Army Caisson Platoon, part of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, take part in the graveside service for Marine Pvt. Harry K. Tye at A... More
Marla L. Andrews (center), daughter of U.S. Army Air
Marla L. Andrews (center), daughter of U.S. Army Air Forces Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson, receives her father’s medals from Brig. Gen. Twanda E. Young, deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Human Resources ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Ricketson, a Medic
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Ricketson, a Medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs up sub-surface metal hits searching for aircraft wreckage from a missing B-17 Bomber from World War I... More
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard),
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), escort the remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Robert E. Moessner, 24, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, during his funeral April 5, 2017, in Arlington National ... More
181130-N-SF508-0145 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) A Navy
181130-N-SF508-0145 HONOLULU (Nov. 30, 2018) A Navy Honor Guard fold the American flag during the funeral of U.S. Navy Molder 1st Class Kenneth B. Armstrong at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in H... More
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment 3 commander Lt. Col. Roy K. Horykawa, shakes hands with a Lao government official during a repatriation ceremony in Vientiane, Laos, Dec. 10, 2018. The mi... More
DPAA Divers at Kwajalein Atoll
160817-O-HO047-XXX (August 17, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - U.S. Army U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Kratsas, left, a master diver, assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Capt. Troy Davidson, ... More
160817-O-HO047-300 (August 17, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN
160817-O-HO047-300 (August 17, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL - U.S. Army Capt. Troy Davidson, assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, swims to investigate a seaplane wreck site in the waters of U.S. Army Ga... 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 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2020. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s... More
indau Germany (April 20, 2016) U.S. Army Pvt. 1st
indau Germany (April 20, 2016) U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Wyatt Holland, Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency (DPAA) recovery augmentee, uses a shovel to excavate soil from a unit at the recovery site of an air... More
U.S Air Force Master Sgt. James Jack, Team Medic, Defense
U.S Air Force Master Sgt. James Jack, Team Medic, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) screen for possible remains during a recovery mission to locate a missing Navy pilot. DPAA conducts global search, reco... More
Lao villagers build a screening station at a Defense
Lao villagers build a screening station at a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency excavation site near Xepon, Laos. DPAA conducts investigative search and recovery missions worldwide with the goal of repatriating ... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague, Defense Prisoner
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) interim deputy director, delivers remarks during the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accountin... More
COASTAL WATERS, Vanuatu (March 3, 2015) Spc. Galen
COASTAL WATERS, Vanuatu (March 3, 2015) Spc. Galen Griffith (left) and Spc. Lincoln Howell, U.S. Army divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, prepare a recompression chamber system before diving and condu... More
The Air Force Honor Guard presents the colors in a
The Air Force Honor Guard presents the colors in a retirement ceremony for Tech. Sgt. Daniel Reynoso of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) at the "Missing Man" memor... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose Lopez, assigned to
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose Lopez, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE, moves a buoy in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Northern Vietnam, May 22, 2015. Lopez is part of a Defense POW/MIA Acc... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Warren Jones with the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Warren Jones with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in recovery operations in Tarawa July 9, 2015 in search of missing U.S. Service members lost in World War II. ... More
150727-N-ON468-014 HONOLULU (July 27, 2015) Army Sgt.
150727-N-ON468-014 HONOLULU (July 27, 2015) Army Sgt. 1st Class Merianne Salcepuedas, right, stands at attention as members of the Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) place an American flag over a casket h... More
150815-N-TQ690-001 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Aug. 15, 2015)
150815-N-TQ690-001 RICHELSDORF, Germany (Aug. 15, 2015) - Members of Recovery Team One from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in recovery operations. The DPAA mission is to provide the f... More
Bringing our heroes home
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Dukes takes a break from clearing corn stalks in order to open up digging operations for a site on a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission. Dukes was assigned as the assista... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paepae Tevasu, a recovery
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paepae Tevasu, a recovery noncommissioned officer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Command, and U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Yvonne Davis, a DPAA augmentee, conduct recovery operati... More
USNS Grasp operations - A group of people standing on the side of a bo...
150827-ZZ999-N-3807 ADRIATIC SEA (Aug. 27, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class David Savell enters the water from USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) to conduct scuba diving operations in support of a Defense Personnel Accounting Age... More
Navy Diver 3rd Class James Lindley (right) and ND2
Navy Diver 3rd Class James Lindley (right) and ND2 Octavio Alvarez with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, descend from rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51) to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency excava... More
Navy Diver 3rd Class James Lindley, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salv...
ADRIATIC SEA (Aug. 30, 2015) Navy Diver 3rd Class James Lindley, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, steps off of a dredge basket used to collect wreckage and remains at a Defense POW/MIA Accounting A... More
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant
Barby, Germany (Aug. 30, 2015) - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Bradley Thompson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, organizes the supplies inside the team's box truck during a mission to Germany. The DPAA mission is... More
Master Diver Eric Eberle, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2...
ADRIATIC SEA (Aug. 31, 2015) Master Diver Eric Eberle, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, uses a submersible metal detector to sweep a 4x4 meter grid at a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) exc... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Gage, an explosive
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dennis Gage, an explosive ordinance disposal technician, digs away soil from a WWII plane crash site during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavation near Riechelsdorf, Ge... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin Bandstra, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Marine Sgt. Justin Bandstra, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency analyst, carries a case containing possible unknown remains during a dignified transfer ceremony, Sept. 9, 2015, as recovery team members rece... More
(From left) Outgoing DPAA Deputy Director Maj. Gen.
(From left) Outgoing DPAA Deputy Director Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague, Agency Director Michael Linnington and incoming Deputy Director Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler participate in an award ceremony for Maj. Gen. McKeag... More
Army Sergeant 1st Class M’Rissa Cuff, member of the
Army Sergeant 1st Class M’Rissa Cuff, member of the Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency walks the colors as part of a disinterment ceremony for the unidentified members of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) h... More
Chris Farley, U.S. Navy veteran and National Memorial
Chris Farley, U.S. Navy veteran and National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretaker, visits the resting place of his parents at the NMCP Nov. 28, 2015, in Honolulu. Farley is a U.S. Navy veteran who ... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Edward Reedy, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Navy Capt. Edward Reedy, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medical examiner, receives a Joint Service Commendation Medal as part of a monthly DPAA awards ceremony. DPAA's mission is to provide t... More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Malaysia
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Malaysia Deputy Defense Minister Dato’ Wira Mohd Johari Bin Baharum officially sign documents turning over remains of a U.S. service member prior to a repatriation ce... More
Dr. Mark Smith (right) and Dr. Josh Peck (left), set
Dr. Mark Smith (right) and Dr. Josh Peck (left), set up an excavation grid before commencing recovery operations in the Guadalcanal province of the Solomon Islands, Nov. 5, 2015. Both men are recovery leaders w... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Hawaii - Dignified Transfer
Personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) render honors for a transfer case containing unidentified remains recovered from Malaysia, on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael Linnington speaks with members of Recovery Team 3, Nov. 5, 2015 in Attapeu Province, Laos during his visit to recovery sites across Southeast Asia. Mr. ... More
Honor guardsmen from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Honor guardsmen from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carry a transfer case containing unidentified remains recovered and flown from Malaysia at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 5, 2015.... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Wymann handles a shovel
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Wymann handles a shovel during a recovery operation in the Guadalcanal province of the Solomon Islands, Nov. 6, 2015. Wymann is part of a twelve member team on a 45-day mission to... More
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael Linnington s...
ATTAPEU PROVENCE, Laos (Nov. 06, 2015) Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Michael Linnington shovels dirt and assist in excavation efforts during his visit to recovery sites, Nov. 6, 2015 in Atta... More
U.S. service members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. service members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony, Nov. 9, 2015, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu. DPAA holds these ceremoni... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Wade inspects soil
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Wade inspects soil while searching for remains during a recovery mission in the Guadalcanal province of the Solomon Islands Dec. 21, 2015. Wade is part of a 12- person recovery ... More
United States Marines stand with heads bowed in prayer
United States Marines stand with heads bowed in prayer during the Marines' 240th cake cutting ceremony at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Nov. 10, 2015, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The DPAA ... 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