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Recovery Missions in Remote Locations

Images depict teams sifting through earth and excavating sites in jungles, emphasizing efforts to recover missing U.S. personnel and their remains.

Capt. Valentine Roberts Hawaii Army National Guard Search and Rescue Team Leader speaks with residents of Wainiha valley about their recovery efforts, April 17, 2018, Kauai, Hawaii. In response to the heavy rains and flooding on the the island of Kauai, the Hawaii National Guard was activated to assist in search and recovery efforts. A Hawaii Army National Guard Search and Rescue team provided key reconnaissance manpower.
Capt. Valentine Roberts Hawaii Army National Guard Search and Rescue Team Leader speaks with residents of Wainiha valley about their recovery efforts, April 17, 2018, Kauai, Hawaii. In response to the heavy rains and flooding on the the island of Kauai, the Hawaii National Guard was activated to assist in search and recovery efforts. A Hawaii Army National Guard Search and Rescue team provided key reconnaissance manpower.
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Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero of Guam and Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio, lay a wreath during the Hasso Monmong-Toto-Maite Marine Depot Memorial Ceremony in Maite, Guam on July 7, 2022. Located in Mongmong-Toto-Maite, along Route 8, sits a small monument dedicated to the 5th Field Service Depot, a U.S. Marine supply outlet. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941.
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WHITE BEACH, Japan (Feb. 29, 2024) Uruma City Heshikiya District Chief Mitsuo Nishishinya addresses a group of U.S. and Japanese service members during the Jungle Attack community relations project. Jungle Attack is conducted annually to clear jungle overgrowth and improve access to ancestral tombs and other sacred sites on White Beach Naval Facility. Navy