Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Department overview
Seal of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Formed	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
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 / 38.87083; -77.05528
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]

References

^ "DPAA Hosts 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "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.

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