Today we spotlight Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Willa Trask. Follow our post throughout the day to learn about how Trask found DPAA, what Chest Radiographic Comparison Analysis is, and what she considers the most important part of her work at DPAA. What would you say is the most important part of your job? "The most important part of my job is contributing to the identification of a missing service member, both through my activities in the lab and in the field," said Trask. "Being able to provide family members the answers that they have been waiting for


Today we spotlight Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Willa Trask. Follow our post throughout the day to learn about how Trask found DPAA, what Chest Radiographic Comparison Analysis is, and what she considers the most important part of her work at DPAA. What would you say is the most important part of your job? "The most important part of my job is contributing to the identification of a missing service member, both through my activities in the lab and in the field," said Trask. "Being able to provide family members the answers that they have been waiting for is a driving force in my day-to-day life at DPAA. I love that every day I am able to work alongside an incredible team to progress cases closer to identification, helping reunite missing servicemembers with their families and loved ones." The pictured elements are part of the Agency’s reference collection and do not depict remains from actual casework.


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