From left, Dr. Kyle McCormick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Tardi, DPAA independent duty medical technician short term individual augmentee (STIA), and Staff Sgt. Tereaud Morris, DPAA explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician STIA, check a portion of a unit where an EOD sweep had a metal hit during a recovery mission on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, July 25, 2024. EOD regularly sweeps each unit at varying depths for any potential unexploded ordnance for the safety of the recovery team members. There are approximately 72,000 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)
Date Taken: | 07.25.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.28.2024 06:06 |
Photo ID: | 8608786 |
VIRIN: | 240725-F-IK176-1003 |
Resolution: | 4398x6590 |
Size: | 12.65 MB |
Location: | GUADALCANAL, SB |
Web Views: | 17 |
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