U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jasper Gomes, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) explosive ordnance disposal augment, moves dirt with a hoe to be screened during a recovery mission in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Oct. 3, 2023. Gomez also provides his EOD expertise throughout the mission to check for possible unexploded ordnance and other metals that could be placed underneath the ground. Since 1985, the United States and Lao governments have worked closely together to find and recover unaccounted-for American service members. There are still 288 missing Americans in Laos from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Date Taken: | 10.03.2023 |
Date Posted: | 10.03.2023 15:52 |
Photo ID: | 8054497 |
VIRIN: | 231003-F-CB366-1014 |
Resolution: | 3680x2456 |
Size: | 4.93 MB |
Location: | LA |
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