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==History== | ==History== | ||
The JPRA has its roots in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. In 1942, a military intelligence service was formed to help US forces evade and escape from the enemy. In 1952, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) designated the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) as executive agent (EA) for Escape and Evasion (E & E) activities. Training was mostly for pilots and aircrew as they were considered the most likely to be isolated. After the Korean War, DoD implemented a [[Code of the U.S. Fighting Force|Code of Conduct]] for all of the services; it was revised after the | The JPRA has its roots in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. In 1942, a military intelligence service was formed to help US forces evade and escape from the enemy. In 1952, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) designated the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) as executive agent (EA) for Escape and Evasion (E & E) activities. Training was mostly for pilots and aircrew as they were considered the most likely to be isolated. After the Korean War, DoD implemented a [[Code of the U.S. Fighting Force|Code of Conduct]] for all of the services; it was revised after the Vietnam War. | ||
In the early 1990s, DoD began to focus more on the importance of [[personnel recovery|Personnel Recovery (PR)]] and in 1991 the Joint Services Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape [[Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape|(SERE)]] Agency (JSSA) was designated the DoD EA for DoD [[Prisoner of war|Prisoner of War]] / [[Missing in action|Missing in Action]] (POW / MIA) matters. In 1994, the Joint Staff appointed the JSSA as the focal point for PR. The Department of Defense appointed the US Air Force as the Executive Agent for Joint Combat Search and Rescue (JCSAR). In 1999, JPRA was created as an agency under the Commander in Chief, US Joint Forces Command ([[USJFCOM]]) and was named the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for DoD-wide PR matters. After the disestablishment of [[USJFCOM]], JPRA was designated a Chairman’s Controlled Activity in August 2011. | In the early 1990s, DoD began to focus more on the importance of [[personnel recovery|Personnel Recovery (PR)]] and in 1991 the Joint Services Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape [[Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape|(SERE)]] Agency (JSSA) was designated the DoD EA for DoD [[Prisoner of war|Prisoner of War]] / [[Missing in action|Missing in Action]] (POW / MIA) matters. In 1994, the Joint Staff appointed the JSSA as the focal point for PR. The Department of Defense appointed the US Air Force as the Executive Agent for Joint Combat Search and Rescue (JCSAR). In 1999, JPRA was created as an agency under the Commander in Chief, US Joint Forces Command ([[USJFCOM]]) and was named the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for DoD-wide PR matters. After the disestablishment of [[USJFCOM]], JPRA was designated a Chairman’s Controlled Activity in August 2011. | ||