U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Wright, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team sergeant (left), renders salute to U.S. Air Force Capt. Malachi Sparling, DPAA mission commander (middle), during the 26-2PG repatriation ceremony September 2, 2026, at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. There are approximately 71,680 U.S. personnel unaccounted for from the WWII conflict, with 3,300 in Papua New Guinea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roger-Junior Annoh)