April 19, 2025

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Vietnam

VIETNAM — Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons, and U.S. Ambassador Marc Knapper, took part in a repatriation ceremony in Vietnam, April 19, 2025.

April 14, 2025

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Hosted Latest Family Member Update in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted its latest Family Member Update on April 12, in New Orleans.

April 14, 2025

Rosette Ceremony for AF Col. William E. Campbell

HONOLULU — Cathy Campbell places a rosette next to her father’s name, U.S. Air Force Col. William E. Campbell, during a rosette laying ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, April

April 11, 2025

DPAA Hosts International Visitor Leadership Program Tour

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Visitors with the French portion of the International Visitor Leadership Program, World War II section, received a tour of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency facilities here, April 10, 2025. The tour provided an in-depth look into DPAA's mission, the process of recovery and identification, and the agency’s commitment to accounting for missing personnel, culminating in a visit to the world’s largest skeletal laboratory.

WASHINGTON D.C. April 8, 2025

Former Enemies Aid in bring WWII American Remains home from ‘Forgotten Hell’

WASHINGTON D.C. — It’s been called the “Forgotten Hell,” but thanks to the government of Japan, one Marine is returning home after 80 years from the battle with one of the highest casualty rates in the Pacific- the