U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Korkki, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) mountaineer, cuts steps in the dirt for the placement of a water pump as part of a DPAA recovery mission in Khammouon province, Lao Pe... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) load a transfer case containing remains associated with personnel lost during World War II in the Republic of Palau into a vehicle f... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) stand at parade rest during a repatriation ceremony, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, March 14, 2018. The contents of the transfer cases wil... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy O’Shields with the
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy O’Shields with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, (DPAA) holds lumber in place to be secured for a dry screening station in Boussicourt, France, April 20, 2018. O’shields was... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy O’Shields with the
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy O’Shields with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) removes soil from roots in Boussicourt, France, April 21, 2018. O’shields was part of a team from DPAA sent to excavat... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville, and Army Capt. Raquel Bresntson (DENTAC) assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screen soil through the water screening station as part of... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) load a transfer case containing remains associated with personnel lost during World War II in the Republic of Palau into a vehicle f... More
A transfer case containing possible remains of unidentified
A transfer case containing possible remains of unidentified U.S. Marines awaits to be loaded onto an aircraft during a repatriation ceremony, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, March 14, 2018. The contents of the tr... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyday, Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyday, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer, collects debris while screening soil during a recovery mission near, Khammouon Province, Lao People... More
Jason Bush, Archeologist, with the Defense POW/MIA
Jason Bush, Archeologist, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) examines a piece of debris from an excavation unit in Boussicourt, France, April 25, 2018. Bush was part of a team from DPAA sent to e... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) load a transfer case containing remains associated with personnel lost during World War II in the Republic of Palau into a vehicle f... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) salute a transfer case on an aircraft during a repatriation ceremony, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, March 14, 2018. The contents of the t... More
U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Lucas with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Capt. Brandon Lucas with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shovels soil into buckets to be screened from an excavation unit in Boussicourt, France, April 25, 2018. Lucas was part of a team ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Townsend assigned to the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Townsend assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), pushes soil through the water screening station as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Pro... More
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) load a transfer case containing remains associated with personnel lost during World War II in the Republic of Palau into a vehicle f... More
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) load a transfer case onto an aircraft during a repatriation ceremony, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, March 14, 2018. The contents of the t... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, with the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shovels soil into buckets to be screened from an excavation unit in Boussicourt, France, April 25, 2018. Fair was part of ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chaz West and Army Capt.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chaz West and Army Capt. Christian Petersen (DENTAC) assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sifts through soil at the water screening station as part of DPAA's re... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), balances a prism to mark a location’s distance as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Province, Lao ... More
U.S. Army Spc. Yury Bondarev and Staff Sgt. James Bedillion
U.S. Army Spc. Yury Bondarev and Staff Sgt. James Bedillion attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shovel soil into a bucket to be screened for possible remains in Boussicourt, France, April 2... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rivera, and Sgt. Kyle
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rivera, and Sgt. Kyle Goree with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) use a grinder to sharpen tools for excavation operations in Boussicourt, France, April 28, 2018. Both w... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn with the Defense POW/MIA
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), attempts to start a water pump for wet screen operations as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Prov... More
Mr. Jason Bush, Archeologist, with the Defense POW/MIA
Mr. Jason Bush, Archeologist, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) examines the soil color and depth of an excavation unit in Boussicourt, France, May 3, 2018. Bush was part of a team from DPAA to ... More
Members of 17-3LA Recovery Team 3, deployed by the
Members of 17-3LA Recovery Team 3, deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rehearse a medical evacuation plan before initiating DPAA recovery operations Khammouon Province, Lao People’s Democr... More
Team members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Team members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) dry screen soil from an excavation unit in Boussicourt, France, May 3, 2018. The team excavated a site where a Consolidated B-24 “Liberator” bomber... More
Allen Wilson, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers archaeologist,
Allen Wilson, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers archaeologist, measures distances between locations using a total station during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission Khammouon Province, Lao People’s D... More
A pair of dry screening gloves lay on a tree stump
A pair of dry screening gloves lay on a tree stump at a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavation site in Boussicourt, France, May 9, 2018. The team from DPAA excavated a site where a Consolidated B-2... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Chamberlain
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Chamberlain and Army Staff Sgt. Matthew, deployed by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) as recovery noncommissioned officers, prepare to connect a water pump for ... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, with the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) picks a red poppy from a field in Boussicourt, France, May 22, 2018. Fair was part of a team from DPAA sent to excavate a ... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Laday with the Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Laday with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), connects the intake hose to a water pump for water screening operations as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon v... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, with the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fair, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) dry screens soil in search of remains in Boussicourt, France, May 22, 2018. Fair was part of a team from DPAA sent to exca... More
Members of 17-3LA Recovery Team 3, deployed by Defense
Members of 17-3LA Recovery Team 3, deployed by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavate soil from a unit as part of a recovery mission Khammouon province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, March 16, 2... More
U.S. Army Specialist Eric Robson, attached to Defense
U.S. Army Specialist Eric Robson, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) dry screens soil in search of remains in Boussicourt, France, May 22, 2018. Robson was part of a team from DPAA tasked to e... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee, sifts through soil at a water screening station during a DPAA recovery m... More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn assigned to the Defense
U.S. Army Spc. Cody MacKenn assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), sifts through soil at the water screening station as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Prov... More
Service members of 17-4LA Recovery Team 3, deployed
Service members of 17-4LA Recovery Team 3, deployed by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), pose for a team photo as part of a recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Province, Lao People’s Dem... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ivan Swendrzynski with the Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ivan Swendrzynski with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes soil from an excavation unit as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Province, Lao... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyday assigned to the
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyday assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), rinses a bucket at the water screening station as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Raquel Brentson (DENTAC) with the Defense
U.S. Army Capt. Raquel Brentson (DENTAC) with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes soil from an excavation unit as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Province, L... More
U.S. Army Capt. Christian Petersen (DENTAC) with the
U.S. Army Capt. Christian Petersen (DENTAC) with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes soil from an excavation unit as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Province... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Keith Novembre, with the Defense
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Keith Novembre, with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes soil from an excavation unit as part of DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chanon village, Khammouon Province, L... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Sangiamvongse, Defense
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Sangiamvongse, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) linguist, removes soil from an excavation unit during a recovery mission Khammouon province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic... More
A local villager repairs a fishing net during a Defense
A local villager repairs a fishing net during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) excavation and recovery mission in Khammouon Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, March 24, 2017. DPAA team member... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Stutenville, an augmentee deployed by Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), breaks compacted soil into smaller pieces at an excavation unit during a DPAA recovery mis... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyday (left), Spc. Cody
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyday (left), Spc. Cody MacKenn (center), and archeologist Mr. Allen Wilson, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, all deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), remove soil ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chaz West and Army Staff
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chaz West and Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Korkki with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), removes soil from an excavation unit as part of a DPAA's recovery mission near Ban Chan... More