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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrew Burdge, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) linguist, briefs during the Advanced Command Language Program Manager (ACLPM) Workshop in Monterrey, California, Sept. 12, 2024. DPAA’s participation in the ACLPM Workshop is just one part of a larger effort to engage with the Department of Defense language community and ensure that the agency’s vital work can continue. By highlighting the critical role of language specialists and offering service members opportunities to join their mission, DPAA is taking important steps toward closing the linguistic gap in operations in Asia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lesley Cisneros)

Sept. 16, 2024

DPAA Highlights Critical Need for Lao and Vietnamese Linguists at ACLPM Workshop

Monterey, CA — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) delivered an essential briefing during the Advanced Command Language Program Manager (ACLPM) Workshop, held in Monterey, California, Sept. 12, 2024. Their

Graphic to mark the 700 Korean War ID.

Sept. 13, 2024

Agency accounts for 700th missing Korean War hero

Washington D.C. — With the Sept. 9, 2024, accounting of Army Corporal Billie Charles Driver, 18, from Dallas, Texas, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency marked the identification of the 700th missing personnel from

Aug. 21, 2024

PI Directorate hits major milestones in efforts to account for missing personnel

Arlington, VA — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Partnership and Innovation Directorate recently hit a pair of milestones that showcase its ability to not only act as multiplier for the agency’s mission to

Patricia K. McMahan, a family member attending the DPAA’s Korean/Cold War Annual Government Briefings. displays her quilted flower coasters in Arlington, Va., Aug. 16, 2024. McMahan attends DPAA’s Korean/Cold War Annual Government Briefing throughout the U.S. to share her brother’s story and gives passes out the coasters to DPAA personnel and others in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathy Duran)

Aug. 16, 2024

A Flower to Remember

Arlington, VA — November 25, 1950, U.S. Army Cpl. Orville Spicer, was one of the many soldiers in the Korean War who were overrun by enemy troops, forcing his unit to withdraw. Spicer stayed behind to provide cover

Aug. 14, 2024

The Guadalcanal Campaign: US Returns to Recover

HONIARA, GUADALCANAL IS, Solomon Islands – On August 7, 1942, the U.S. deployed its military personnel to the Solomon Islands amid World War II to prevent the Japanese Imperial Navy from creating a

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