U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lorenzo McCord, right, EOD technician, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, scans an excavation unit for metal while Amberly Kugeler, an archaeologist and scientific recovery expert (SRE) with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Scientific Analysis Directorate, observes during a DPAA mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, March 27, 2026. The DPAA recovery team cautiously wet screen through the hard soil in search of clues to locate missing personnel lost during the Vietnam War. 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 currently 1,566 missing and unaccounted-for Americans from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Conor Ragland)
| Date Taken: | 03.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.11.2026 15:33 |
| Photo ID: | 9659035 |
| VIRIN: | 260327-M-LU642-1001 |
| Resolution: | 6016x4016 |
| Size: | 8.65 MB |
| Location: | VN |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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