In honor of the sacrifice made by those individuals whose remains were recovered during a recovery mission, DPAA holds an arrival ceremony with a joint service honor guard and senior officers from each service. Veterans, community members and local active-duty military often attend the ceremonies to pay their respects as the remains are transported from a U.S. military plane to DPAA’s Central Identification Laboratory.

In honor of the sacrifice made by those individuals whose remains were recovered during a recovery mission, DPAA holds an arrival ceremony with a joint service honor guard and senior officers from each service. Veterans, community members and local active-duty military often attend the ceremonies to pay their respects as the remains are transported from a U.S. military plane to DPAA’s Central Identification Laboratory.