On this powerful episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, host 12th SMA (R) Jack L. Tilley welcomes Major General (R) Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).

Across the globe, over 81,000 American Servicemembers remain unaccounted for from World War II through recent conflicts. Director McKeague shares how the DPAA fulfills our nation’s sacred promise: Never Leave a Fallen Comrade Behind.

In this episode, you will learn

• The distinction between POWs and MIAs, and why National POW/MIA Recognition Day carries deep generational meaning.

• Exclusive Announcement: How DNA advancements and Family mobilization led to the planned December 7, 2026 disinterment of 85 Unknowns from the USS Arizona.

• High-stakes underwater recovery operations, including the historic expedition into the hull of the WWII POW ship Oryoku Maru.

• How Military Families can request simple DNA cheek-swab kits to help identify missing loved ones.