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May 19, 2025

A Chance Encounter Leads to Hope

For years, the only thing Jennifer McDaniel knew about her great uncle, Pete, was that he had gone missing during his time serving in World War II. She knew that her family, overcome by the grief from such a loss, would not allow themselves to hope.

May 3, 2025

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Met with Gold Star Families in Bellevue

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted its latest Family Member Update on May 3, where the agency provided updates to the families on their loved one’s cases.The event saw around 250 family

May 3, 2025

An EOD technician’s passion returns him to DPAA

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned as a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency short term individual augmentee, deployed with a small team of military and civilian members to A Loui, Vietnam, from March 1 to April 17, 2025, as part of a DPAA mission to recover and identify remains of missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts.

May 2, 2025

A Room for Closure: Inside DPAA's Sacred Space

Every aspect of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency building was designed with significances and intention. Every architectural detail, from its placement to the smallest design element, reflects this profound mission.

April 29, 2025

There’s a first for everything

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Dougherty, a medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, played a critical role in maintaining the health, safety and operational readiness of his recovery team during a recent mission with DPAA.

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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency PAO
Washington, D.C.
2300 Defense Pentagon
Attn: Outreach and Communications
Washington, D.C. 20301-2300
Email: dpaa.ncr.oc.mbx.public-affairs@mail.mil