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

Feb. 11, 2025

A Life Fulfilling Climb

PHOU PHA THI, Laos — "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.