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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team searches for the missing

U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) carry transfer cases containing the remains of possible U.S. military personnel lost during the Battle of Tarawa at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 27, 2019. The remains are being transferred to DPAA's laboratory for forensic examination, so that they may be identified. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mitchell Ryan)
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team searches for the missing

An Airman from the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron walks on the flight line before a heavy rainfall at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 23, 2019. The Airman was greeting a C-17 Globemaster III that had just returned from Papua New Guinea with personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). The team was returning with possible remains of service members lost during WWII. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall)
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team searches for the missing

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Brigham, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Swain, DPAA recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee, dig trenches for overflowing rain water during a DPAA recovery mission in Khammouan province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, May 23, 2018. DPAA team members deployed to the area in hopes of locating U.S. service members who went missing from the Vietnam War. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency team searches for the missing

U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 2nd Class Spencer Angel, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery noncommissioned officer augmentee, shovels mud out of a wet screening station’s water supply during a DPAA recovery mission in Khammouan province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, June 10, 2018. DPAA team members deployed to the area in hopes of locating U.S. service members who went missing from the Vietnam War. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)
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Ida Jones-Dickens holds a collage at her sister’s home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2018. Ida’s brother, U.S. Army Pfc. William “Hoover” Jones, was recently identified from remains received by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea earlier this year. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall)
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Dr. Meghan-Tomasita Cosgriff-Hernandez, a forensic anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), assists with excavation operations while looking for possible human remains from WWII, March 6, 2019. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bruch)
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Ida Jones-Dickens, left, and Elizabeth Jones-Ohree hold collages presented to them by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at Elizabeth’s home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2018. Their brother, U.S. Army Pfc. William “Hoover” Jones, was recently identified from remains received by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea earlier this year. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall)
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Ida Jones-Dickens holds a collage at her sister’s home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nov. 15, 2018. Ida’s brother, U.S. Army Pfc. William “Hoover” Jones, was recently identified from remains received by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea earlier this year. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall)
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Kadena celebrates POW/MIA Recognition Day

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron carry a POW/MIA flag from a 24-hour vigil run at the Marek Park track to a POW/MIA recognition breakfast held at the Officers' Club Sept. 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Team Kadena honored service members who were prisoners of war or missing in action with a 24-hour vigil run. The run recognizes the sacrifices and contributions made by all veterans who have served our nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)
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Kadena celebrates POW/MIA Recognition Day

U.S. Air force Master Sgt. David Ibsen, 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat control, leads Airmen in a 24-hour vigil run at Marek Park Sept. 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 600 Team Kadena community members participated in the vigil run with the POW/MIA flag, keeping the flag moving for 24 hours straight in honor of American POWs and MIAs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)
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Team Kadena honors National POW/MIA Recognition Day

The18th Security Forces Squadron military working dog team escorts the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag on the first lap of the run at Marek Park Sept. 17, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The flag will be continuously carried around the track by volunteers for the next 24 hours. Also during the run, the names of personnel who were POWs or MIAs, will be read by narrators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)
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Team Kadena honors National POW/MIA Recognition Day

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Evilsizer, 18th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, leads the military working dog team for the first lap of the run at Marek Park Sept. 17, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The run recognizes the sacrifices and contributions made by all veterans who have served our nation. Various groups and squadrons throughout the 18th Wing signed up for a designated time slot to run during the event in support of more than 70,000 personnel who were prisoner of war or missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)
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Team Kadena honors National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Guest speaker, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jamie Auger, 18th Security Forces Squadron security forces manager, gives opening remarks at Marek Park Sept. 17, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Team Kadena honored and highlighted their commitment to prisoners of war and missing in action with a 24-hour vigil run. This event was also open to all Status of Forces Agreement members to honor the POW/MIA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)
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