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
Army 1st Lt. Scott Pearson, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry
Army 1st Lt. Scott Pearson, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, marks defensive positions during Joint Operations Access Exercise (JOAX) at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 4, 2012. JOAX is a two-week exercise to pre... More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation, jump out of a C-17 Globemaster during Joint Operations Access Exercise(JOAX) at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 8, 2012. JOAX is a t... More
All-Air Force Men's Basketball team huddles up before
All-Air Force Men's Basketball team huddles up before their game against the All-Army team at the All-Armed Forces Basketball Tournament, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov.5, 2012. In their first game... More
A member of the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
A member of the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron watches an SA330 Puma helicopter fly by during military to military training operations at Arta Range, Djibouti, Oct. 17, 2013. The 82nd ERQS Pararescuemen tra... More
Staff Sgt. Ashley Manz, assigned to Combined Joint
Staff Sgt. Ashley Manz, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa Public Affairs Office, documents a MV-22 Osprey landing during an embassy reinforcement exercise at Arta Range, Oct. 26, 2013. The 1... More
A C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary
A C-130 loadmaster assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares to do his pre-flight operations check at Camp Lemonnier, Djibiouti, Oct. 28, 2013. A loadmasters primary mission is to supervise al... More
A U.S. Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
A U.S. Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4, gives a safety brief before a downed-vehicle exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 5, 2013. Members of the MEU train on ... More
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4 prepare to fire a light armored vehicle at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 5, 2013. U.S. Marines of the Light Armored Reconnaissance Company conduc... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Lewis, a crew chief
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Lewis, a crew chief with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, sits inside an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during an exercise with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps in the Gulf... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4 load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a fast rope exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th ME... More
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Rafferty, 13th
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Vincent Rafferty, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4, works on a light armored vehicle at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed wit... More
After a long day of missions, U.S. Marines with the
After a long day of missions, U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4 relax with a game of baseball at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with ... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expedtionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expedtionary Unit (MEU) prepare to land after a free fall jump at Grand Barrow range, Djibouti, Nov. 15, 2013. U.S Air Force Pararescuemen alongside Marines with the 13th MEU c... More
French and U.S. military members receive a brief before
French and U.S. military members receive a brief before a physical training test Dec. 5, 2013, at a French base near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The test was in preparation for a 10-day French desert combat cours... More
Burundian soldiers exit U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster
Burundian soldiers exit U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 13, 2013. U.S. military aircraft were dispatched to transpor... More
Burundi soldiers prepare to load onto a C-17 Globemaster
Burundi soldiers prepare to load onto a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 13, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided airlift support to t... More
U.S. Army Maj. Daryl Von Hagel, air space manager,
U.S. Army Maj. Daryl Von Hagel, air space manager, waits to get interviewed Dec. 17, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided a... More
A U.S. Army soldier with the 1/18th Battalion provides
A U.S. Army soldier with the 1/18th Battalion provides security during an exercise with pararescuemen at Grand Bara Range, Jan. 12, 2013. Airmen from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), 82nd ERQS and... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Alpha Company 1/4, receive a briefing before a platoon assault exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2014. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxe... More
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) uses hand signals to communicate with members of his team during a platoon assault exercise Feb. 10, 20... More
Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) wait to board an 81st ERQS HC-130 Combat King before a search and rescue training exercise off the coast of Djibouiti, March 4, 2014. The exercis... More
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron parachute down near a range by Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, March 14, 2014. Pararescuemen train periodically to maintain a high level of pro... 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
Family members line up to receive their name tags for
Family members line up to receive their name tags for the Los Angeles Family Members Update Conference hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at the Sheraton Hotel, Calif., Jan. 23, 2016. Family member... More
Ms. Kelley Esh, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Ms. Kelley Esh, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) archaeologist, prepares the site prior to excavation operations in Numoiken, Papua New Guinea, Feb. 23, 2016. Esh is deployed as part of a recovery team ... More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dave Shuman, free-climbs
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dave Shuman, free-climbs a mountain in Anchorage, Alaska, June 29, 2016. During his Air Force career Shuman served as a Pararescueman accounting for countless rescues in Alaska and aro... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Adams, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Adams, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), walks through a wheat field to survey the possible aircraft crash from World War II in Graefentona, Germany, July 14, 2016. The ... More
Vietnam pilot returned to family
Gavin Peters, nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda, visits the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to receive the remains of his uncle at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 14, 2016. DPAA’s mission... More
Steve Thompson, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Steve Thompson, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Gavin Peters, middle, Nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda, and Alan Crunin, right, take a photo prior to the departure of Maj. Klenda's rema... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Thady, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Thady, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), carries the agency's flag alongside U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler, deputy director, middle, and Sgt. Maj. Michael E. Swam, senior enli... More
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosted a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 2016. The event is held... More
Mark Smith, an anthropologist and augmentee for the
Mark Smith, an anthropologist and augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sets-up a grid to begin excavation in Dien Bien, Vietnam, Nov. 8, 2016. Members of DPAA deployed to the area in hope... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosted a repatriation ceremony on Dec. 09, 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam for U.S service members who died during the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese representatives ... More
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his delegation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his delegation tours the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency facility as part of his Hawaii visit to recognize the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, 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) and workers from the National Memorial Cemetery prepare for a disinterment ceremony Jan. 30, 2017, Honolulu, Hawaii. The remains disinterre... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Gooch, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Gooch, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), hikes up to explore the suspected area of a B-24J airplane crash on October 2, 2015 and begin the search and recovery efforts to re... More
Army 1st Lt. Scott Pearson, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry
Army 1st Lt. Scott Pearson, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment,right, briefs defensive positions to Army Sgt. Steve Richards, left, during Joint Operations Access Exercise (JOAX) at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 4... More
Airman 1st Class Roswell Sartwell, 3rd Combat Camera
Airman 1st Class Roswell Sartwell, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, documents soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation, jump out of a C-17 Globemaster during Joint Operation... More
Grant Parker, All-Air Force forward, gets his finger
Grant Parker, All-Air Force forward, gets his finger taped by Health Fitness Specialist Anthony Milunas at the All-Armed Forces Basketball Tournament, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov.5, 2012. U.S. A... More
Members of the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron talk
Members of the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron talk to one another during military to military training operations at Arta Range, Djibouti, Oct. 17, 2013. The 82nd ERQS Pararescuemen train alongside French S... More
A MV-22 Osprey lands during an embassy reinforcement
A MV-22 Osprey lands during an embassy reinforcement exercise at Arta Range, Oct. 26, 2013. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis r... More
A pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary
A pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron communicates over radio in preparation for a personnel recovery exercise at Grand Barrow Range, Oct. 28, 2013. The pararescuemen are assigned t... More
A U.S. Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
A U.S. Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4, inspects his weapon before a downed-vehicle exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 5, 2013. Members of the MEU train on s... More
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4, prepare to fire a light armored vehicle at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 5, 2013. U.S. Marines of the Light Armored Reconnaissance Company condu... More
An HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter assigned to the 303rd
An HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares to land on a ship during an exercise with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps in the Gulf of Aden, Djibouti, Nov. 12, 20... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4 work on a light armored vehicle engine at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious ... More
After a long day of missions, a U.S. Marine with the
After a long day of missions, a U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4 relax with a game of baseball at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Smith, 13th Marine Expeditionary
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Smith, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4, turns away while a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off during a fast rope exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti,... More
A U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expedtionary Unit
A U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expedtionary Unit (MEU) prepares to land after a free fall jump at Grand Barrow range, Djibouti, Nov. 15, 2013. U.S Air Force Pararescuemen alongside Marines with the 13th MEU... More
French and U.S. military members are given instruction
French and U.S. military members are given instruction before a physical training test, Dec. 5, 2013, at a French base near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The test was in preparation for a 10-day French desert comba... More
A U.S. airman, right, and a Marine load cargo onto
A U.S. airman, right, and a Marine load cargo onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bujmumbura International Airport in Burundi Dec. 13, 2013. U.S. military aircraft were dispatched to transport Bu... More
Senior Airman Corey McGrath, a Security Forces Phoenix
Senior Airman Corey McGrath, a Security Forces Phoenix Raven, ensures all weapons are clear before Burundi soldiers load onto a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 13, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination wit... More
U.S. Air Force members load water onto a C-17 Globemaster
U.S. Air Force members load water onto a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 17, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided airlift support to ... More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 1/18th Battalion provide
U.S. Army soldiers with the 1/18th Battalion provide security during an exercise with pararescuemen at Grand Bara Range, Jan. 12, 2013. Airmen from the 81st Expeditionary Rescue squadron (ERQS), 82nd ERQS and S... More
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) radios members of his team during a platoon assault exercise Feb. 10, 2014, at Arta Range in Djibouti. ... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Alpha Company 1/4, get in position before the start of a platoon assault exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2014. The 13th MEU is deployed wit... More
Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) and maintainers from the 81st ERQS sit by an HC-130 Combat King before the start of a search and rescue training exercise off the coast of Djibou... More
A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary
A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron gains control over his parachute near a range by Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, March 14, 2014. Pararescuemen train periodically to maintain... More
Howard Mariteragi, Life Support Investigator, Defense
Howard Mariteragi, Life Support Investigator, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), locate aircraft wreckage during a recovery mission to locate a missing Navy pilot. DPAA conducts global search, recovery a... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Charity Abiemo, Outreach and
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Charity Abiemo, Outreach and communications noncommissioned officer in charge, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), looks for a name tag during the Los Angeles Family Members Updat... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tara Watamaleo, Defense
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tara Watamaleo, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic, carries buckets of soil to sift through in hopes of finding possible evidence as part of the recovery operations in Num... 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 Capt. Mike Ellis, an augmentee Interpreter
U.S. Army Capt. Mike Ellis, an augmentee Interpreter for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) speaks to the owner of the land in preparation to start excavation of a downed pilot during World War II in ... More
Steve Thompson, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Steve Thompson, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Outreach and Communications, briefs Gavin Peters, right, nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda, Sept. 14, 2016. DPAA’s mission is to provide t... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounitng Agency run
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounitng Agency run during the POW/MIA event, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 15, 2016.The run is held for 24-hours and honors those who were prisoners of war (POW) and... More
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts a ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 2016. The event is held ... More
Mark Smith, an anthropologist and augmentee for the
Mark Smith, an anthropologist and augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sets-up a grid to begin excavation in Dien Bien, Vietnam, Nov. 8, 2016. Members of DPAA deployed to the area in hope... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosted a repatriation ceremony on Dec. 09, 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam for U.S service members who died during the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese representatives ... 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) honor the fallen during a disinterment ceremony Jan. 30, 2017, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. The re... 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
Army Sgt. Jonathan Post, Headquarters and Headquarters
Army Sgt. Jonathan Post, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation, walks to his gear during Joint Operations Access Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 8, 2012. JOAX is a two-week ... More
All-Air Force Men's Basketball coach Ted Albers watches
All-Air Force Men's Basketball coach Ted Albers watches his team play against the All-Army Basketball team at the All-Armed Forces Basketball Tournament, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov.5, 2012. Air... More
A member of the 82nd Expeditonary Rescue Squadron watches
A member of the 82nd Expeditonary Rescue Squadron watches team members and the French Special Forces jump out of a SA330 Puma helicopter during military to military training operations at Arta Range, Djibouti, ... More
A MV-22 Osprey takes off during an embassy reinforcement
A MV-22 Osprey takes off during an embassy reinforcement exercise at Arta Range, Oct. 26, 2013. The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and cris... More
Pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue
Pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron wait in preparation for a personnel recovery exercise at Grand Barrow Range, Oct. 28, 2013. The pararescuemen are assigned to Combined Joint Task... More
A U.S. Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
A U.S. Marine, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4, evaluates a team during a downed-vehicle exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 5, 2013. Members of the MEU train on supp... More
U.S. Marines, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4, prepare to fire a light armored vehicle at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 5, 2013. U.S. Marines of the Light Armored Reconnais... More
Staff Sgt. Steven O'Mahoney, a flight engineer with
Staff Sgt. Steven O'Mahoney, a flight engineer with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, looks out of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during an exercise with The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps in the Gulf of ... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/4 relax after a fast rope exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious ... More
After a long day of missions, a U.S. Marine with the
After a long day of missions, a U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4 relax with a game of baseball at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4 work on a light armored vehicle engine at Arta Range, Djibouti, Nov. 14, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious ... More
A U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expedtionary Unit
A U.S. Marine with the 13th Marine Expedtionary Unit (MEU) moves to provide security after a free fall jump at Grand Barrow range, Djibouti, Nov. 15, 2013. U.S Air Force Pararescuemen alongside Marines with the... More
French and U.S. military members perform an exercise
French and U.S. military members perform an exercise part of a physical training test, Dec. 5, 2013, at a French base near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The test was in preparation for a 10-day French desert combat... More
Burundian soldiers prepare to exit a U.S. Air Force
Burundian soldiers prepare to exit a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 13, 2013. U.S. military aircraft were dispatche... More
A Burundi soldier waits to take off in a C-17 Globemaster
A Burundi soldier waits to take off in a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 13, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided airlift support to ... More
U.S. soldiers, Marines and airmen load cargo onto a
U.S. soldiers, Marines and airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 17, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided airlift ... More
Pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
Pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) drive vehicles across the desert during an exercise at Grand Bara Range, Jan. 12, 2013. Airmen from the 81st and 82nd ERQS and soldiers with the ... More
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th
A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) radios members of his team during a platoon assault exercise Feb. 10, 2014, at Arta Range in Djibouti. ... More
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Alpha Company 1/4, walk after practice drills during a platoon assault exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Feb. 10, 2014. The 13th MEU is deployed with ... More
Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron
Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare their gear before the start of a search and rescue training exercise off the coast of Djibouiti, Mar. 4, 2014. The exercise provided an opportun... More
A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary
A U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepares to land after a free fall jump near Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, March 14, 2014. Pararescuemen train periodically to maintain a h... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), leave the mission site at the end of the day during recovery efforts to locate a missing Navy pilot. DPAA conducts global search, recovery and laboratory... More
Mr. Michael Linnington, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Mr. Michael Linnington, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to nearly 280 family members during the Los Angeles Family Members Update Conference, hosted by DPAA at the Sheraton Hotel, Jan... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) board their helicopter at the end of a hard day of recovery operations in Numoiken, Papua New Guinea, Feb. 23, 2016. The DPAA members are deployed as part... More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dave Shuman, takes a break
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Dave Shuman, takes a break after kyaking near a glacier in Anchorage, Alaska, June 29, 2016. During his Air Force career, Shuman served as a Pararescueman accounting for countless resc... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), put in stakes to identify the boundary for the excavation site in search of a downed pilot during World War II in Graefentona, Germany, July 18, 2016. Th... More
Gavin Peters, nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda,
Gavin Peters, nephew of U.S. Air Force Maj. Dean Klenda, receives a briefing from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 14, 2016. DPAA’s mission is to pro... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounitng Agency run
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounitng Agency run during the POW/MIA event, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 15, 2016.The run is held for 24-hours and honors those who were prisoners of war (POW) and... More