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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Tolson, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medical outreach doctor augment, briefs distinguished visitors from U.S. Embassy Vientiane, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Defense on medical services outreach during a tour of a recovery mission site in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Feb. 2, 2023.
Each recovery mission can involve up to 65 U.S. personnel plus Lao counterparts. Both countries work together on investigations and excavations throughout the country between 30 – 45 days per mission. Recovered remains believed to be those of Americans are transferred to DPAA’s laboratory in Hawaii for further analysis and identification by forensic anthropologists. Also, the DPAA medical outreach missions often involve training local healthcare professionals, which helps transfer knowledge and build capacity within the host nation. Through these efforts, the relationship between the organization and the host nation is strengthened, promoting a positive image and long-term cooperation in humanitarian assistance.
Since 1985 the United States and Lao governments have worked closely together to find and recover unaccounted-for American service members. There are still 286 missing Americans in Laos from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
| Date Taken: | 02.02.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2023 11:40 |
| Photo ID: | 7618285 |
| VIRIN: | 020223-N-CB366-3034 |
| Resolution: | 3169x2107 |
| Size: | 2.02 MB |
| Location: | LA |
| Web Views: | 82 |
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