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Nov. 11, 2022

World War II love letters help a daughter find her missing father

WASHINGTON — Sharon Estill Taylor has no firsthand memories of her father. The World War II fighter pilot was shot down over Germany in April 1945, when Taylor was just three weeks old.The war in Europe ended less

U.S. Army Sgt. Harley Miller, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Mortuary Affairs assistant, screens soil during a recovery mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Oct. 14, 2022. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Oct. 21, 2022

The Power of a Piece of Candy

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC — It’s 4:15 p.m. in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and U.S. Army Sgt. Harley Miller, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Mortuary Affairs assistant, is on her way back to a guest house after a

memorial service

Oct. 19, 2022

DLA assists in the search for MIA personnel

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA partners with the DPAA office in the search for service members missing in action around the world.

Dr. Andrew Moutu, director of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG), left and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, deputy director for operations for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a Papua New Guinea operations summit hosted by DPAA on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 13, 2022. Papua New Guinea National Museum Art Gallery (NMAG) is one of the long-term host nation government partners that assists DPAA in the search for missing U.S. service members. The NMAG has assisted DPAA for over 25 years through contributing to the return and identification of and returning over 320 U.S. service members, which attests to the strong cooperation forged from years of working together on this noble mission. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rusty Frank)

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII May 18, 2022

U.S. and Papua New Guinea strengthen relationship through summit

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII — Deputy Director for Operations for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, and other agency senior leaders hosted Dr. Andrew Moutu, director of the Papua New

A photo of three brothers.

May 11, 2022

A Bulldog Returns Home

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — After nearly 80 years, 1st Lt. Newell F. Mills’ whereabouts were no longer a mystery. Finally, this Wingman, son, brother and friend is able to rest in peace.

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