Feb. 5, 2020

DPAA Fiscal Year 2019 Identification Made in Error

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has determined that an identification made in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 of the remains of a soldier missing from the Korean War was made in error.DPAA

Jan. 22, 2020

DoD to Inform Families of POW/MIA in Las Vegas

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that personnel from their agency, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, and Service Casualty Offices will be in Las Vegas Jan. 25,

Dec. 6, 2019

Update on Pearl Harbor Identifications

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Dec. 6 it has identified 250 unaccounted-for service members from the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.The identifications have come from

A diver from the University of Malta conducts underwater recovery operations on a B-24 aircraft site from World War II offshore of Marsaxlokk, Republic of Malta in July, 2019. Photo courtesy of the University of Malta.

Oct. 4, 2019

Partnerships Critical to Mission Success

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, bolstered by the strengthening and expansion of partnerships, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) accounted for 217 formerly missing persons from past conflicts, the

May 23, 2019

May 9th, 2019 DPAA Families/VSO/MSO Quarterly Call and Update Notes

Please see the below notes from the May 9, 2019, DPAA Quarterly Call.We hope you will find this information helpful in keeping apprised of our efforts to account for our missing.DPAA Families/VSO/MSO

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