Navy Diver 1st Class John Ahnen, attached to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), demonstrates some of the tools and techniques divers employ during underwater recovery operations on Sep. 21 2022 in Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Bamesaka Business Secondary School hosted members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to discuss how all the different job specialties work together during a mission. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for personnel to their families and the nation.

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Keywords: dod, dpaa, guinea, outreach, papua, pow/mia