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Feb. 11, 2025

A Life Fulfilling Climb

"I'm here, Dad!" Rick Holland shouted from atop a mountain in Laos as DPAA teams searched the jagged cliffs below for the men still missing from a battle that occurred 57 years ago. Holland’s father, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melvin Holland, was one of 11 Airmen who lost their lives on Phou Pha Thi, also known as Lima Site 85.

Feb. 3, 2025

DPAA Conducts Honorable Carry Ceremony from Philippine Mission

On 28 January, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency conducted an honorable carry ceremony to honor service members from World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.An honorable carry ceremony is a

Jan. 27, 2025

Stewarding the Profession

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has recently selected six student interns to participate in laboratory training through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program. The selectees include

Dec. 12, 2024

Rosies Hold Part of History at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Two “Rosies”, visited the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Hawaii laboratory on Dec. 9, 2024. Jeanne Gibson and Delphine Klayput, both referred to as Rosies, received a tour of the facility and had the opportunity to hold a historical Rosies artifact recovered by DPAA.

Dec. 10, 2024

VFW Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Visits Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Offutt Laboratory

Veterans of Foreign Wars Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief and Nebraska VFW leaders Visited the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Offutt laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Dec. 3, 2024. Timothy Peters, VFW Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief, and the VFW team toured the DPAA lab facility to gain an in-depth understanding of the DPAA mission and the facility’s operations.

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