Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
 Seal of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | January 15, 2015 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | 2600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 38°52′15″N 77°03′19″W / 38.87083°N 77.05528°W |
| Annual budget | US$112 million (2016) |
| Department executives |
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| Parent department | U.S. Department of Defense |
| Website | dpaa.mil |
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is an agency within the
prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action
(MIA) from designated past conflicts, from countries around the world.
History
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was formed on January 30, 2015, as the result of a merger of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, and parts of the United States Air Force's Life Sciences Lab.[1] Scientific laboratories are maintained at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. 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.[2] Following the 2023 wildfires in Maui, the agency assisted in identifying victims' remains.[3]
See also
- Recovery of US human remains from the Korean War
References
- ^ "Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Becomes Operational". U.S. Department of Defense.
- ^ "HJF | HJF Teams With Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to Account for Missing DoD Personnel". www.hjf.org. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "DNA tests lower the death toll in Maui fire to 97". www.npr.org. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
External links
Media related to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
