Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is being taxied on the flight line at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, carrying remains believed to be those of unidentified military personnel lost during the Battle of Tarawa, July 24, 2017. The contents of the transfer cases will be examined by forensic anthropologists at DPAA’s skeletal identification laboratory. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (DPAA

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