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    DPAA Conducts Recovery Mission on Guadalcanal [Image 21 of 37]

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    DPAA Conducts Recovery Mission on Guadalcanal

    GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS

    08.06.2024

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings 

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tereaud Morris, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal technician short term individual augmentee, and Dr. Kyle McCormick, DPAA scientific recovery expert, discuss the best solution for removing water accumulated within the excavation site during a recovery mission on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 6, 2024. After heavy rain, water can flood the archaeological grid, making it more difficult to maintain unit measurements for accurate historical records during excavation. The recovery team members worked to find missing personnel lost during the Guadalcanal Campaign in World War II. DPAA’s humanitarian mission has a significant role in the Department of Defense’s efforts to build partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. There are approximately 72,000 missing personnel unaccounted-for from World War II. Of those, 374 are unaccounted-for from Guadalcanal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings)

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2024
    Date Posted: 08.29.2024 01:24
    Photo ID: 8608776
    VIRIN: 240806-F-IK176-1006
    Resolution: 7360x4912
    Size: 15.11 MB
    Location: GUADALCANAL, SB

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