Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

Our mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted the Lao POW/MIA delegation in the U.S. for the first time, advancing a decades-long humanitarian partnership.

Read the full update here.
https://t.co/FY8L5NPmZM

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

That’s a wrap on the 2026 DPAA Scientific Summit! 🔬​
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5 days of global collaboration, laboratory tours, and technical exchanges have concluded. By sharing cutting-edge forensic science and refining methodologies, we accelerate our mission to ensure families find answers.​#DPAA

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

U.S. Ambassador Jennifer Wicks made her first official visit to an active DPAA recovery site in Vietnam.
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Working alongside VNOSMP and local workers, the visit highlights over 30 years of humanitarian cooperation to fulfill our nation's promise.​
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https://t.co/oPKd24KWlq

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

Day 2 of the 2026 Scientific Summit brought global forensic leaders inside the DPAA laboratory for an exclusive look at our skeletal analysis tables, material evidence processing, advanced DNA workflows, and the sharing of ideas.​
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#DPAA #FulfillThePromise #ForensicScience

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

A solemn step toward bringing our heroes home. 🇵🇬 🇺🇸​
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DPAA and @USEmbassyPOM held a repatriation ceremony in Port Moresby to honor recovered remains from a World War II recovery site in East New Britain and New Ireland. Read the full story: https://t.co/OUXsENZGhw

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

The DPAA 2026 Scientific Summit is underway in Honolulu! 🔬🤝​

Global forensic experts are convening at @EastWestCenter (Aug 31–Sept 4) to advance recovery, identification & partner-nation capabilities to bring our missing home. 🇺🇸​

#DPAA #FulfilledThePromise #ForensicScience

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

At @AmericanLegion 107th National Convention, DPAA reported a record of 231 identifications in FY25 and 202 identifications in FY26 so far. Family members also shared testimonies highlighting the importance of the accounting mission for missing personnel. https://t.co/p3kPDuzrpe

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

DPAA personnel and service members conducted a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu. The remains will be transferred to the DPAA laboratory for scientific analysis and identification. 🇺🇸 #DPAA #FulfillingThePromise

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

DPAA was honored to host members of Japan’s National Diet & @JapanCons_HI for their visit to our Hawaii lab. The delegation received an operational briefing & toured our forensic facility, highlighting our shared commitment to the mission. 🇺🇸🇯🇵 #DPAA

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

No matter the terrain, no matter how much time has passed, we keep the promise.

DPAA recovery teams are currently on the ground in Vietnam, working alongside local partners to search for missing service members from the Vietnam War. We will never leave a fallen comrade behind.

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

Working with Vietnamese partners, DPAA teams are conducting recovery operations to locate missing U.S. personnel.

We are fulfilling our nation’s promise to bring them home.

#DPAA #POWMIA #Vietnam #UntilTheyAreHome

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

DPAA & Lao PDR representatives met in D.C. for bilateral talks to strengthen cooperation and advance the mission of accounting for missing U.S. personnel.

These discussions on future recovery operations reinforce a decades-long humanitarian partnership. 🇱🇦🇺🇸

#DPAA #POWMIA

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

At the conclusion of the DPAA KCW Annual Government Briefing in Omaha, NE, the South Korean Veterans Ministry hosted a special dinner & concert for the Gold Star Families, commemorating the signed MOU with South Korea, boosting joint recovery efforts. Until they are all home.🇺🇸🇰🇷

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

DPAA welcomed H.E. Senior Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Gau and a distinguished Vietnamese delegation to our laboratory! 🔬🇺🇸🇻🇳

Through tours & briefings, we strengthen our partnership and shared commitment to accounting for the missing from past conflicts & bringing answers to families.

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

Local workers & DPAA personnel screen for evidence to help account for the ~3,300 U.S. service members still missing there from WWII. Recovered evidence is sent back to our lab in Hawaii for analysis.​

We are grateful for our host nation partners! ​

#DPAA #WWII #PapuaNewGuinea

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

DPAA recovery team members clear an excavation site in Sicily, Italy, searching the wreckage of a WWII B-25 Mitchell bomber.​

With ~71,694 personnel still missing from WWII, our commitment to providing their families with answers remains absolute. 🇺🇸🇮🇹​

#DPAA #WWII #Sicily

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

Huge kudos to the DPAA Det.2 team for providing operational & diplomatic support during @USPACOM CDR ADM Paparo’s visit to Vietnam!​

We hosted him alongside AMB Wicks in Da Nang, highlighting the value of our recovery mission and our enduring bilateral partnership with VNOSMP

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

DPAA & South Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs signed a MOU at the Korean/Cold War Annual Briefing to strengthen the search for missing heroes. "We will never stop searching until the very last person is returned." Read story here https://t.co/x5PlfQCjCG

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

The Korean/Cold War Briefing in Omaha has closed, marked by a historic milestone: our 800th Korean War identification, PFC Ricardo Garza. Our mission never stops. We will bring them home. 🎗️

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/b6Uu0VjCro

#DPAA #NeverForget #UntilTheyAreHome

[Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) @dodpaa]

At the 2026 Korean/Cold War Briefing, we announced a massive milestone: the 800th Korean War identification. Thank you to the families, partners, and experts whose collaboration drives our mission to provide the fullest possible accounting, making these breakthroughs possible.