From left, Dr. James Anderson, Assistant Secretary

From left, Dr. James Anderson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis Craparotta, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC), and Rear Adm. Jon Kreitz, deputy director for operations, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), bow their heads for an invocation during an honorable carry for the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the Battle of Tarawa during WWII conducted by the DPAA and MARFORPAC, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 17, 2019. The remains were recently recovered from the Republic of Kiribati by History Flight, Inc., a strategic partner with DPAA, and will be accessioned into DPAA's laboratory facility in Hawaii to begin the identification process in support of DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline Clifford)