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TitleDefense Prisoner of War and Missing Personnel Office
DescriptionThe Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) is responsible for oversight of policies on the rescue of live Americans and the recovery and identification of the remains of those who never returned from foreign battlefields. Its mission is to lead the national effort to prepare personnel for possible isolation while pursuing U.S. national objectives abroad, establish the most favorable conditions to recover and reintegrate them, and fully account for those lost during our nation’s conflicts.
Parent OfficeOffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
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