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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. honor the colors during the National Anthem at the 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Sept. 23, 2024

Austin Says Finding the Missing is the Nation's 'Ironclad Commitment'

Locating and identifying the remains of service members killed in conflicts remains the Defense Department and the nation's "ironclad commitment," said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.Austin

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Sept. 20, 2024

DPAA hosts the 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Honolulu, HI — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024.POW/MIA Recognition Day is

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

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