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JPAC CENTRAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY { 11 images } Created 27 Feb 2013

Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Central Identification Laboratory, Honolulu, Hawaii photography by National Geographic Creative photographer Jonathan Kingston.
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  • Dr. Joan Baker, a scientist at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, conducts a skeletal analysis of the remains of a soldier to establish a positive identification.  Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.   On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals. (Model Released)
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  • Skeletal remains of soldiers at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Commands, or JPAC, central identification laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base on Oahu, Hawaii. Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment. (Model Released)
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  • A scientist calibrates superimposition technology with a skull at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Commands, or JPAC, central identification laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base on Oahu, Hawaii.  The superimposition technology is used to overlay photographs with skeletal remains to identify soldiers that have been missing in action. (Model Released)
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  • Dr. Joan Baker, a scientist at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, conducts a skeletal analysis of the remains of a soldier to establish a positive identification.  Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.   On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals. (Model Released)
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  • Skeletal remains of a soldier undergoing forensic analysis at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, central identification laboratory at Hickam Air Force Base on Oahu, Hawaii. Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.
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  • Material evidence from an excavation site in the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command or JPAC, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command is located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.  On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals.
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  • A religious personal effect, referred to as material evidence, recovered from a WWII battlefield awaiting forensic analysis in JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory on Oahu, Hawaii. Material evidence from an excavation site in the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii.  Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.  On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals.
    MS0906_090113_8853.jpg
  • Material evidence from an excavation site in the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command or JPAC, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command is located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.  On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals. (Location and Artifact Released)
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  • A leather wallet with intact orders in it, referred to as material evidence, recovered from a WWII battlefield awaiting forensic analysis in JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory on Oahu, Hawaii. Material evidence from an excavation site in the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii.  Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.  On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals.
    MS0906_090113_8873.jpg
  • Soldiers mud caked boots, referred to as material evidence, recovered from a WWII battlefield awaiting forensic analysis in JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory on Oahu, Hawaii. Material evidence from an excavation site in the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii.  Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.  On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals.
    MS0906_090113_8887.jpg
  • Soldiers mud caked boot, referred to as material evidence, recovered from a WWII battlefield awaiting forensic analysis in JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory on Oahu, Hawaii. Material evidence from an excavation site in the laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, Hickam Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii.  Lab scientists use a variety of techniques to establish the identification of missing Americans, including analysis of skeletal and dental remains, sampling mitochondrial DNA, and analyzing material evidence, personal effects and life support equipment.  The command was activated on Oct. 1, 2003, created from the merger of the 30-year-old U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and the 11-year-old Joint Task Force - Full Accounting.  The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts.  On average, JPAC identifies about six MIAs each month.  To date, the U.S. government has identified over 1,400 individuals.
    MS0906_090113_8906.jpg