DPAA Personnel Begin Site Excavation Operations in Laos

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Madison Cook, left, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency supply recovery noncommissioned officer, and Sgt. 1st Class Luis Rivera, DPAA team sergeant, sweep loose grass and plants in a unit during a recovery mission in Laos, Jan. 18, 2025. Each recovery mission lasts between 30–45 days per operation, and it involves a variety of Department of Defense specialty occupations to ensure the mission is successful. There are currently 1,573 personnel missing from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Owsianka)

Date

2025-01-18

Photographer / author

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Owsianka

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

photograph

Original size

6,055 × 4,061 pixels

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