Recovery team members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
Recovery team members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) operate a wet screening station in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov 2, 2018. DPAA was in the regi... More
Freddie Smith, a life support investigator assigned
Freddie Smith, a life support investigator assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) receives a piece of possible aircraft wreckage while conducting an investigation in Quang Binh province, Viet... More
Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist with the Defense
Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), maps an impact crater in Quang Binh province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, May 31, 2019. DPAA conducted investigatio... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ngo, a linguist with
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ngo, a linguist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) translates a witness account to Ray Kern, a DPAA analyst, during an investigation in Quang Nam province, Sociali... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phuc Dang, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phuc Dang, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recove... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, an Explosive
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), prepares to conduct a metal sweep of an excavated area in Ha Tinh P... More
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), supervises excavation operations in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 22, 2019. DPAA was in the region c... More
Local workers form a line to help pass buckets from
Local workers form a line to help pass buckets from open excavation units to screening stations during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan province, Lao Peoples De... More
Ohio native supports DPAA recovery efforts
Staff Sgt. Abby Koah, a public health technician assigned to the 11th Medical Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, screens excavated dirt during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peop... More
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) work with local villagers during excavation in the Xiangkhoang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mar. 18, 2016. Members of the DPAA deployed to ... More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Dan
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Dan Haines sweeps the prospective excavation area for metal hits in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 3, 2018. DPAA was in the r... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le, recovery
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le, recovery investigation team linguist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs up metal fragments while conducting an investigation in Quang Binh province, S... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Jose A. Colon Feliciano,
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Jose A. Colon Feliciano, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officer in charge of research and investigation team bravo, uses a metal detector as part of an investigatio... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery investigation team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) leads his team up hill to leave the site of a possible helicopter crash in Quang Nam... More
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery
A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team pose for a group photo at the end of their mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Sept. 12, 2019. During the recovery mission, DPAA personnel, augmente... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. J.D. Soto, a recovery team member
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. J.D. Soto, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), finishes excavating a unit in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 9, 2019. DPAA was in the region c... More
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), discusses the excavation plan with team sergeant, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eduardo Rivera in Ha Tinh P... More
Local workers form a line to help pass along buckets
Local workers form a line to help pass along buckets from excavation units to screening stations during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. 17, 2020. A Defe... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery investigation team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist, examine pieces of possible aircraft wr... More
Joe Griffin, a senior archeologist with the Army Corps
Joe Griffin, a senior archeologist with the Army Corps of Engineers and recovery leader augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Wilcoxson, recovery non-commis... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Niebels, assigned to
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Niebels, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), skims mud out of a wet screening pond in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov.23, 20... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, a team sergeant
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, a team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) talks with Dr. Willa Trask, a forensic anthropologist, while conducting an investigation in Quang Binh pr... More
Ray Kern, recovery investigation team analyst with
Ray Kern, recovery investigation team analyst with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), digs up metal fragments while conducting an investigation in Quang Binh province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jaime Luna, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Spc. Jaime Luna, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recovery mission... More
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), poses for a photo in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 27, 2019. DPAA was in the region conducting excav... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timmothy Mcsheehy, a recovery
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timmothy Mcsheehy, a recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sifts through excavated dirt during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Oliver Truong, assigned to
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Oliver Truong, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), trains a local villager on wet screening operations in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Repu... More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Jose A. Colon Feliciano,
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Jose A. Colon Feliciano, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officer in charge of research and investigation team bravo, measures a transect to find aircraft wreckage as... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Andy Zavala with
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Andy Zavala with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hikes through a stream to reach the site of a possible helicopter crash in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luigi Lawrence, a Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luigi Lawrence, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, swings a pick axe to loosen dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Sept. 9, 201... More
A recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
A recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), cuts dirt during excavation operations in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 2, 2019. A DPAA team is in the region searching for an ... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fritz, a recovery
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fritz, a recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) tosses dirt away from the screening area during a DPAA joint field activity (... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, U.S. Air Force Staff
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchel Kerchner, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford scoop dirt into buckets as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) e... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le,
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tiffany Le, recovery/investigation team linguist, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery/investigation team sergeant, both with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPA... More
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals work together to excavate a site during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recovery mission, Defense POW/MIA Accoun... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jose Vazquez, a recovery
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jose Vazquez, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens rocks and soil at a wet screening station in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 5... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnny Cardona, an independent
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnny Cardona, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a break during excavation operations in Ha Tinh Province, Vietna... More
Local workers screen excavated dirt during a Defense
Local workers screen excavated dirt during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting (DPAA) joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan 25, 2020. A recovery team visited the area i... More
Local villagers screen excavated dirt as part of the
Local villagers screen excavated dirt as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) excavation operations in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 7, 2018. DPAA was in t... More
Ray Kern, recovery/investigation team analyst with
Ray Kern, recovery/investigation team analyst with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), collects witness statements in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 17, 2019. DPAA conducted i... More
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Watson, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Capt. Michael Watson, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team leader, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 17, 2019. During the recovery mi... More
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned
Dr. Sarah Kindschuh, a scientific recovery expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), writes observations in a field notebook in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 9, 2019. DPAA is in the reg... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cory Turner, a recovery
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cory Turner, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), throws rocks out of a wet screening station in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Nov. 21, 2019... More
Members assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Members assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team ride back to the base camp area after a day of work on the recovery site in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan.... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald Dewitt, U.S. Army Sgt.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Donald Dewitt, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford scoop dirt into buckets as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) excavat... More
Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist assigned to
Dr. Willa Trask, forensic anthropologist assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), teaches U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery/investigation team sergeant, how to use a sighting comp... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carl Ivey, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carl Ivey, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 17, 2019. During the recovery mi... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, an Explosive
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, an Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conducts a metal sweep of an excavated area in Ha Tinh Province, Vi... More
Workers pass buckets filled with excavated dirt toward
Workers pass buckets filled with excavated dirt toward screening stations during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. 19, 2020. A Defense POW/MIA Accounting ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Dizonno, an
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Dizonno, an individual augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens excavated dirt from a test pit in the Xiangkhoang Province, Lao People’s Democra... More
Local villagers from the Xieng Khouang Province, pass
Local villagers from the Xieng Khouang Province, pass buckets of dirt down a mountain aiding the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) recovery efforts in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 3, 2018... More
Members of a recovery investigation team assigned to
Members of a recovery investigation team assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hike down to the site of a possible helicopter crash in Quang Nam province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bernard Bueno, right, a
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bernard Bueno, right, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, excavates dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Sept. 19, 2019. During... More
A local villager watches as workers assisting with
A local villager watches as workers assisting with a joint field activity (JFA) pass buckets toward the site’s screening station in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. 25, 2020. A recovery... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Niebels, and U.S. Army
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Niebels, and U.S. Army Capt. Spencer Roberts, both assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), help set up a grid for excavation in the Xieng Khouang Provice, Lao Peo... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner,
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Varner, recovery/investigation team sergeant with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), leads his team through a river to the site of a possible helicopter crash in Quang ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carl Ivey, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Carl Ivey, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 17, 2019. During the recovery mi... More
A local worker reaches for the next bucket to be screened
A local worker reaches for the next bucket to be screened during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. 26, 2020. A recovery team visited the area in hopes of ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Dizonno (left),
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Dizonno (left), recovery non-commissioned officer augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and Joe Griffin, a senior archaeologist with the Army Corps o... More
Dr. Veronica Keyes, a forensic anthropologist assigned
Dr. Veronica Keyes, a forensic anthropologist assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) maps a transect of excavation area in Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 23, 2018.... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Nunez, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Nunez, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, swings a pick axe to loosen dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. D... More
A local worker screens through excavated dirt during
A local worker screens through excavated dirt during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. 26, 2020. A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team ... More
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals work together to excavate a site during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recovery mission, Defense POW/MIA Accoun... More
Recovery non-commisioned officers assigned to the Defense
Recovery non-commisioned officers assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) fills buckets of dirt during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Jan. ... More
Joe Griffin, a senior archaeologist with the Army Corps
Joe Griffin, a senior archaeologist with the Army Corps of Engineers and recovery leader augmentee for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes notes on all activities on site during excavation in th... More
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals
U.S. service members and local Vietnamese nationals work together to excavate a site during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recovery mission, Defense POW/MIA Accoun... More
A recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the
A recovery non-commissioned officer assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) wet screens excavated dirt during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Joco, a Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Joco, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, swings a pick axe to loosen dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019.... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Tony Bennet, left, assigned to the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. Tony Bennet, left, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) arm wrestles two local villagers after a shift of screening dirt in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic... More
U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class Oanh Ta, left,
U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class Oanh Ta, left, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, fills a bucket with dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2... More
U.S. service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) dig during a joint field activity (JFA) in Khammouan Province, Lao Peoples Democratric Republic, Feb 8, 2020. A recovery team visite... More
U.S. Army Spc. Jaime Luna, Defense POW/MIA Accounting
U.S. Army Spc. Jaime Luna, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team member, dry screens dirt during a recovery mission in Quang Binh province, Vietnam, Aug. 27, 2019. During the recovery mission, ... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Joyce, a recovery
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Benjamin Joyce, a recovery non-commissioned officer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) picks dirt around the root of a tree during a joint field activity (JFA) in... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fritz, a recovery
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Fritz, a recovery non-commissioned officer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) picks the wall of an excavated unit during a joint field activity (JFA) in Kh... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy McSheehy, a recovery
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy McSheehy, a recovery non-commissioned officer attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) breaks up the floor of a unit during a joint field activity (JFA) in Kham... More