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|OrganizationName= Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | |||
|OrganizationType= Independent Agencies | |||
|Mission= The mission of the DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts to their families and the nation. It achieves this through investigation, recovery, and identification of remains from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and other conflicts. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Director | |||
|Employees= Approximately 650 | |||
|Budget= $130 million (fiscal year 2023 estimate) | |||
|Website= https://www.dpaa.mil | |||
|Services= Recovery Operations; Laboratory Analysis; Historical Research; Family and Public Outreach | |||
|ParentOrganization= U.S. Department of Defense | |||
|CreationLegislation= Department of Defense Directive 5105.74 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.871866, -77.055795 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 2300 Defense Pentagon, Room 2B546A, Washington, DC 20301-2300, USA | |||
}} | |||
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Department Overview | |
Formed | January 15, 2015 |
Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
Headquarters | 2600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. |
Annual budget | US$196 million (2024) |
Department Executives | Kelly McKeague, Director Fern Sumpter Winbush, Principal Deputy Director John Figuerres, Deputy Director for Operations Sergeant Major Anthony Worsley, Senior Enlisted Advisor |
Parent department | U.S. Department of Defense |
Website | |
dpaa.mil |
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense whose mission is to recover and identify unaccounted Department of Defense personnel listed as prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA) from designated past conflicts, from countries around the world.
History
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was formed on January 15, 2015, as the result the merger of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, and parts of the United States Air Force's Life Sciences Lab.[2] Scientific laboratories are maintained at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii with their headquarters located at The Pentagon in Washington D.C. Currently, DPAA is in a cooperative agreement with The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., which provides operational support during worldwide recovery operations.[3] Following the 2023 wildfires in Maui, the agency assisted in identifying victims' remains.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "DPAA Hosts 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony" (in en). https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8655250/dpaa-hosts-2024-national-pow-mia-recognition-day-ceremony.
- ↑ "Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Becomes Operational". U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=17123.
- ↑ "HJF | HJF Teams With Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to Account for Missing DoD Personnel" (in en). https://www.hjf.org/about/news/hjf-teams-with-defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency-to-account-for-missing-dod-personnel/.
- ↑ "DNA tests lower the death toll in Maui fire to 97" (in en). https://www.npr.org/2023/09/16/1199966830/maui-hawaii-fire-death-toll-lowered.
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