From left, Dan West, National adjutant general of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW), and Fern Sumpter-Winbush, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) principal deputy director, pose for a photo during a visit to VFW National Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, March 21, 2024. Winbush briefed West and several VFW staff members on the DPAA mission and the valued partnership between the two organizations. The event was one of several leading up to the 2024 Kansas City Family Member Update, a periodic event designed to keep families of missing Americans informed about the DPAA mission, and to share information about their specific losses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)