U.S Army Staff Sgt. Elijah Slade, a supply noncommissioned officer assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, uses a weed trimer to clear brush and weeds on the excavation site during a recovery mission for the DPAA in Sicily, Italy, July 12, 2026. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing U.S. personnel to their families and the nation; this recovery effort is to attempt to recover the remains from the wreck of a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber from World War II. There are approximately 71,694 personnel missing from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)
| Date Taken: | 07.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.10.2026 16:05 |
| Photo ID: | 9859138 |
| VIRIN: | 260712-F-CQ002-1045 |
| Resolution: | 5323x3542 |
| Size: | 6.07 MB |
| Location: | IT |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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