From left, U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Steinmetz, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Short Term Individual augmentee (STIA), and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Colby Truss, DPAA STIA, fill buckets with soil during a recovery mission in Italy, June 23, 2023. Every inch of soil taken from a recovery site is screened for possible life support equipment or material evidence, then analyzed by a scientific recovery expert who determines relevancy to the case at hand. Steinmetz and Truss were part of a recovery team searching for possible human remains from World War II, of which there are approximately 72,000 service members unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)
Date Taken: | 06.23.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.25.2023 12:49 |
Photo ID: | 7880481 |
VIRIN: | 230623-F-FZ485-2174 |
Resolution: | 4016x6016 |
Size: | 4.71 MB |
Location: | IT |
Web Views: | 117 |
Downloads: | 28 |
This work, DPAA conducts recovery mission in Italy [Image 25 of 25], by SSgt Blake Gonzales, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.