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(right) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Deputy Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and Scott Burch, superintendent of Pearl Harbor National Memorial, untie a maile lei to commemorate a new DPAA exhibit at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. The display will be featured in the Memorial's Exhibit Gallery : "Attack", and will be seen by the millions of visitors that visit the Memorial each year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Seth Coulter)

March 9, 2021

World War II Artifacts Unveiled at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) partnered with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Honolulu to create a display case of World War II artifacts which was unveiled in a ceremony March

Leadership from the Defense Health Agency meets with laboratory personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at the Senator Daniel K. Inouye DPAA building, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 25, 2021. DPAA has the responsibility and authority to provide the fullest possible accounting for service members and civilians unaccounted for or missing from designated past conflicts. DHA, through the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System-Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, supports the DPAA mission with medical examiner assets and all DNA testing for human identification. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mitchell Ryan)

March 3, 2021

Defense Health Agency Director tours DPAA facility, highlighting unique, enduring partnership

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosted the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Director, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, and the Senior Enlisted Leader of DHA, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj.

142nd Joint Field Activity Arrival

Feb. 26, 2021

DPAA Officially Launches 142nd JFA with Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), in partnership with the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP), officially launched the 142nd Joint Field Activity (JFA) in Danang, Vietnam,

Kelly McKeague, DPAA's Director, speaking to the online audience during the LA/Honolulu Family Member Update

Feb. 22, 2021

DPAA Holds LA/Honolulu Virtual FMU

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducted a virtual Family Member Update (FMU) that successfully covered two major areas Los Angeles and Honolulu Feb. 20.FMUs are conducted in different

WWII Historical Briefings Page

Feb. 19, 2021

DPAA Releases First Videos in New World War II Series

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced the release of the first videos in a series covering World War II Battles and Operations on Feb. 19, 2021.These first three videos highlight and

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