Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducted recovery operations in France April through June, 2018. The team of 18-1FR from DPAA was sent to excavate an aircraft crash site from World War ll. DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Richard DeWitt)
April 9, 1942, American Commander Gen. Edward King Jr. surrendered to the Japanese Army in hopes of ending the tragic loss that ensued during the Battle of Bataan. However, what came next would go down in history as one of world’s most horrific war crimes- the Bataan Death March.
XIANGKHOUANG, Laos
Personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), DoD civilians, and military augmentees recently concluded the first Joint Field Activity (JFA) of the fiscal year 2018, with the help of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), which took place from Oct. 26 to Dec. 7, 2017 in three different Lao provinces including Oudomxai, Xiangkhouang, and Houaphan. This JFA was conducted in an effort to recover...
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and other government officials meet with MIA family members throughout the year. Family member updates are meetings that are designed to address the individual needs of the family members while bringing information to their communities.
