Photo by Rachel Napolitan | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District | 08.05.2021
Andrew Romero, geotechnical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, holds a piece of gravel as he explains to students how soil composition at the Moose Creek Dam holds water during a STEM event on Aug. 5 at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project near North Pole, Alaska. The geotechnical demonstration provided students the opportunity to learn more about the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
U.S. Army Sgt. William Beaver, screens soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Belgium, April 15, 2021. Beaver is permanently stationed in Belgium as a Nodal Network System Operator/Maintainer, but was augmented to support the DPAA mission in order to mitigate out-of-country travel during COVID-19. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
Independent Duty Medical Technician, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caige C. Chapman, tosses an empty bucket during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Belgium, April 15, 2021. This was Chapman’s third mission as a DPAA augmentee for recovery operations. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Diogenes Cortes, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee, screens soil during a recovery mission in Belgium, April 15, 2021. To mitigate health risks associated with COVID-19, wet-screening stations were limited to one person per hose and each station was separated with plastic barriers. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Diogenes Cortes, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee, tosses an empty bucket during a recovery mission in Belgium, April 15, 2021. Cortes is permanently stationed in Belgium as a Nodal Network System Operator/Maintainer, but was augmented to support the DPAA mission in order to mitigate out-of-country travel during COVID-19. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
A member of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team carries buckets during a recovery mission in Belgium, April 15, 2021. The team was in country to recover an unaccounted-for U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who crashed in Belgium during World War II. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
Independent Duty Medical Technician, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caige C. Chapman, screens soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Belgium, April 15, 2021. This was Chapman’s third mission as a DPAA augmentee for recovery operations. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | 04.15.2021
U.S. Army Spc. Kayla Mixon, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) augmentee, screens soil during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery mission in Belgium, April 11, 2021. The team was in country to recover an unaccounted-for U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who crashed in Belgium during World War II. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and......
