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(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

Recovery Operations underway in Laos

Dr. Janet Finlayson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Scientific Recovery Expert (SRE), scrapes a layer of soil off the inside of a unit during a recovery mission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 10, 2023. After determining the site perimeter, Finlayson established a grid system, sectioning the site with stakes and string before beginning excavation unit by unit.

There are currently 1,578 missing service members from the Vietnam War.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holland)

Recovery Missions Ongoing

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kirtney Lim, with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Blake Douglass, an expeditionary communication specialist, with Osan Air Base, right, move excavated soil during a recovery mission in The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nov. 12, 2023.

There are currently 1,578 missing personnel from the Vietnam War.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holland)

Korean War Disinterment Project Phase 5 Begins

U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) honor the fallen during a disinterment ceremony Oct. 23, 2023, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the large number of remains, DPAA has begun phase five of seven to disinter 652 sets of unknown remains associated with the Korean War that had been buried at the NMCP. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Edward Randolph)

EOD Sweeps for Unexploded Ordnance on LAOS Mission

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Robert Wendt, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Short Term Individual Augmentee (STIA), conducts an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) survey during a DPAA recovery mission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Nov. 1, 2023. Before excavation begins, EOD technicians sweep for any unexploded ordnance or munitions that could be harmful to fellow team members. There are currently 1,578 missing personnel from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

Family Member Updates (FMUs) are a powerful way for DPAA to connect with family members and share the latest information regarding their loved ones.

Atlanta (Virtual) Family Member Update 2023

We cordially invite the public to listen to the Nov 4th Virtual Family Member Update.

Viewers heard first-hand informative briefings detailing the most recent updates on our efforts in specific conflicts, DNA advancements, and DPAA lab findings.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings

DPAA Hosts National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony in Hawaii

Members of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Service Color Guard prepare to post colors during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2023.

The ceremony is held every year on the third Friday of September, honoring prisoners of war (POW) and missing-in-action (MIA) service members.

This day was first established in 1979 through a proclamation from President Jimmy Carter, in observance to honor and recognize the sacrifices of those Americans who have been POW and to remind the nation of those who are still MIA.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings

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