DVIDS – Images – DPAA 26-2PG searches for WWII’s fallen [Image 1 of 10]

Local workers sit for a photo July 22, 2026, in Papua New Guinea. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency personnel often work in austere environments to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing U.S personnel. Joint recovery operations in Papua New Guinea would not be possible without the collaboration of DPAA’s foreign partners. To date, there are 3,300 personnel unaccounted for in Papua New Guinea from the WWII conflict. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Busby)