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U.S. Army Maj. Gillian Haddox, left, contracting detachment commander assigned to the 928th Contracting Battalion, 409th Contracting Support Brigade, Grafenwöhr, Germany, talks to Master Sgt. John Meholick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Europe-Mediterranean directorate senior enlisted advisor and mission planner, during their site visit to a DPAA recovery site in France, April 8, 2025. DPAA often partners with the contracting unit, which provides support for the agency’s missions in the Europe-Mediterranean area. Approximately 71,946 personnel remain missing from World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Annaliss Candelaria)

May 9, 2025

DPAA Launches Recovery Mission in France, Partners with 928th Contracting Battalion to Bring Missing Pilots Home

FRANCE — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency began initial site operations in France for Airmen lost during D-Day operations on April 7, 2025.The following day, members of the 928th Contracting Battalion,

Fern Sumpter Winbush, principal deputy director for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, gives an opening brief to families of missing service members at the DPAA Family Member Update, Bellevue, Washington, May 3, 2025.

May 3, 2025

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

BELLEVUE, Wash. — 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

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Sims, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician assigned as a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency short term individual augmentee, and the DPAA Accounting Agency recovery team, Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons officials, and local Vietnamese workers pose for a photo after completing recovery operations in Vietnam on April 11, 2025.

May 3, 2025

An EOD technician’s passion returns him to DPAA

VIETNAM — 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.

An exterior view of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency family viewing room from the building’s atrium, April 25, 2025, on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

May 2, 2025

A Room for Closure: Inside DPAA's Sacred Space

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — 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.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Danny Black, left, a team sergeant and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Dougherty, a medic, both with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, lower a Skedco stretcher for a medical evacuation rehearsal during a recovery mission in Laos, Mar. 2, 2025.

April 29, 2025

There’s a first for everything

PHOU PHA THI, Laos — 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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