Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for locating, recovering, and identifying American service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2445894 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Context triple: [DoD Field Activities, includes, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency]
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A.
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities are specialized U.S. military installations dedicated to researching, recovering, and identifying missing American service members from past conflicts.
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B.
National Defence Management Center
The National Defence Management Center is Russia’s central military command and control hub, coordinating nationwide defense operations and strategic decision-making.
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C.
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity is a U.S. military intelligence organization that provides specialized intelligence support to the United States Marine Corps and contributes to national-level intelligence efforts.
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D.
Office of Defense Mobilization
The Office of Defense Mobilization was a U.S. federal agency created during the early Cold War to coordinate industrial and economic resources for national defense and emergency preparedness.
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E.
United States Army Security Agency
The United States Army Security Agency was a U.S. Army signals intelligence and electronic warfare organization responsible for intercepting, analyzing, and securing military communications during much of the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Target entity description: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for locating, recovering, and identifying American service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.
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A.
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities are specialized U.S. military installations dedicated to researching, recovering, and identifying missing American service members from past conflicts.
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B.
National Defence Management Center
The National Defence Management Center is Russia’s central military command and control hub, coordinating nationwide defense operations and strategic decision-making.
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C.
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
The Marine Corps Intelligence Activity is a U.S. military intelligence organization that provides specialized intelligence support to the United States Marine Corps and contributes to national-level intelligence efforts.
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D.
Office of Defense Mobilization
The Office of Defense Mobilization was a U.S. federal agency created during the early Cold War to coordinate industrial and economic resources for national defense and emergency preparedness.
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E.
United States Army Security Agency
The United States Army Security Agency was a U.S. Army signals intelligence and electronic warfare organization responsible for intercepting, analyzing, and securing military communications during much of the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Department of Defense agency
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United States government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DPAA ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
armed services casualty offices
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families of missing personnel ⓘ foreign governments ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employs |
civilian personnel
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military personnel ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Air Force Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory
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Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office ⓘ
linked to:
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command ⓘ
linked to:
Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities
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| hasComponent |
forensic laboratory
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operations directorate ⓘ outreach and communications functions ⓘ research and analysis directorate ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Arlington, Virginia
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Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam ⓘ |
| inception | 2015 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
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| legalStatus | federal agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
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Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time
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| mission |
account for missing U.S. military personnel from past conflicts
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locate, recover, and identify remains of missing U.S. service members ⓘ provide fullest possible accounting to families and the nation ⓘ |
| motto | “Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise” ⓘ |
| operatesInConflict |
Cold War incidents
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linked to:
Cold War naval confrontations
Gulf War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ other designated conflicts ⓘ |
| overseesProcess |
identification of recovered remains
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notification of next of kin ⓘ repatriation of remains ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
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| responsibleFor |
American missing in action personnel
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American prisoners of war ⓘ U.S. military and designated civilian personnel ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
DNA analysis
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archaeological recovery missions ⓘ archival research ⓘ field investigations ⓘ forensic analysis ⓘ historical research ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dpaa.mil/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Description of subject: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for locating, recovering, and identifying American service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action from past conflicts.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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formedByMergerOf
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Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
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linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Central Identification Laboratory
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partOf
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U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA accounting enterprise
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linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
subject linked to:
POW*MIA
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
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formedByMergerOf
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Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
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subject linked to:
DPAA
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
subject linked to:
DPAA
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
subject linked to:
research and analysis directorate
subject linked to:
research and analysis directorate
subject linked to:
“Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise”
subject linked to:
“Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise”
subject linked to:
“Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise”
linked to: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency