March 11, 2025

EOD Techs Ensure Safe Recovery Mission Operations

SAM NUEA, Laos — An estimated two million tons of bombs were dropped in Laos during the Vietnam War marking a unique challenge the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has when sending teams to search and recover remains of unaccounted-for personnel.

Feb. 24, 2025

DPAA Unveils 2025 Poster Honoring Missing Service Members

SACRAMENTO, California — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency unveiled its 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day poster during a ceremony held at the start of its Family Member Update, Feb. 22.Each year, the agency designs a

Feb. 20, 2025

A Day to Remember

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency welcomed students from the Aliamanu Middle School for the third annual Student Summit Career Day at DPAA’s facilities, Feb. 13, 2025.The student summit is a

Feb. 18, 2025

The Battle of Reipertswiller – 80 Years On

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II – and the final climactic battles that defined the war’s conclusion.In January of 1945, the United States Army fought German advances

Feb. 13, 2025

A Walk Through History: The DPAA Tour Program

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Along the corridors of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, artifacts of past conflicts hold the memories of a solemn promise: to provide the fullest possible accounting for America’s missing