Day two with Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency in a remote area in Thailand: VFW Jr. Vice Commander Tim Peters and Assistant Adjutant General Brian Walker make their way to Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency Detachment 1 Field Activity site. | Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW

A look at a Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency recovery team working with Senan Panamá members to conduct recovery operations in Panama in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Melanye Martinez) | U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

#MissionMonday: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conducted a mission in February 2024 in the Kingdom of Thailand. The mission involved meticulous soil screening for potential evidence. Among those involved were U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Cody Olsen, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Blake Garab, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Michael Dorris, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jaenisha Mermis, Hunter Boyett, and Dr. Kyle McCormick. (U.S. Air Force photos by Cole Yardey) | Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agen

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (#DPAA) has been working on a project to bring home the remains of the 92nd Infantry Division members, one of two African American divisions in the U.S. #Army during #WWII. The 92nd Infantry Division was initially dispersed across several posts in the U.S. before finally assembling at #FortHuachuca in #Arizona in May 1943. The Army discovered that the initial dispersion had hampered training and morale. The division arrived in #Italy in July 1944 and saw com