DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY Establishing Global Priorities and Initiatives Brigadier General Mark Spindler Deputy Director, Operations Fulfilling our Nations Promise For Official Use Only
Past Identifications by Year 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 IDs per year 42 Year Average Reorganization 2015 (IOC)
Past Identifications by Year 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 IDs per year 42 Year Average A New Norm 164 Reorganization 2015 (IOC)
FY16 Identification Report 200 190 180 170 160 WWII (AP) 22% WWII (EM) 3% Disinterments 38% 164 150 140 130 120 110 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 Korean War 30% Vietnam War 7% FY16 WWII- 84 Korea- 69 SEA- 11 Cold War/Other- 0 Total- 164 20 10 0 I OCT I NOV I DEC I JAN I FEB I MAR I APR I MAY I JUN I JUL I AUG I SEP I 1st QTR 2nd QTR 3rd QTR 4th QTR
DPAA FY17 Budget and Mission Impacts DPAA FY17 OPLAN $112M (AP: $33.305M; Eur/Med: $2.439M) 47xIT/63xRT (34xIT/40xRT) Q1 FY17 Q1 Ops Requirements: $6.732M Q1 Other Expenses: $717K Total: $7.449M Q2 FY17 Q2 Ops Requirements: $6.278M Q2 Other Expenses: $4.422M Total: $10.700M Q3 FY17 Q3 Ops Requirements: $9.428M Q3 Other Expenses: $1.411M Total: $10.839M Q4 FY17 Q4 Ops Requirements: $3.138M Q4 Other Expenses: $900K Total: $4.038M 17-1LA (1IT/3RT) 17-1VM (3IT/6RT) (3IT/5RT) 17-1BP (0IT/2RT) 17-1PP (0IT/1RT) FY16 Contract 17-1KS/JFR (1IT/0RT) 17-1CH (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-1IN (1IT/0RT) 17-1GQ (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-1KR (O) (0IT/1RT) (0IT/1RT) from 2Q Q1 FY17 Q1 Ops Requirements: $ 200K Q1 Other Expenses: $ 345K Total: $ 545K 17-1BG (1xIT) 17-2LA (1IT/3RT) 17-1CB (0IT/1RT) 17-2RP (1IT/1RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-2VM (3IT/5RT) (2IT/2RT) 17-1ID (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) from 1Q 17-1RP (1IT/0RT) (1IT/0RT) from 1Q/UIC 17-1BM (1IT/1RT) (1IT/0RT) 17-3LA (1IT/3RT) 17-1FM (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-2BP (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-2IN (O) (0IT/1RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-2KR (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-2KS (1IT/0RT) 17-2CH (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-2PP (0IT/2RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-1PS (1IT/1RT) (1UIT/0RT) from 3Q Q2 FY17 Q2 Ops Requirements: $ 132K Q2 Other Expenses: $250K Total: $ 382K 17-1IT (1xIT) 17-1EU (1xIT) 17-1FR (1xIT) Moved to Q3 17-2EU (1xIT) 17-2BM (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-3VM (2IT/7RT) (0IT/3RT) 17-1MY (1IT/0RT) 17-4LA (1IT/3RT) 17-3BP (0IT/3RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-3KS/JFR (1IT/1RT) (0IT/1RT) 17-1JA (1IT/0RT) (0IT/0RT) 17-3CH (0IT/0RT) (1IT/0RT) add 17-2ID (1IT/0RT) (1IT/0RT) from 2Q Q3 FY17 Q3 Ops Requirements: $515K Q3 Other Expenses: $ 240K Total: $ 755K 17-1GM (1x RT) 17-2SI (1xRT) to Q4 17-2GM UIT (1xIT) (2xRT) to Q4 17-3GM (1xIT) Moved to Q4 17-5EU (IT) 17-2HR (OS) (1xUIT) 17-2NL (OS) (1xUIT) 17-4VM (3IT/7RT) (3IT/6RT) 17-4BP (1IT/0RT) 17-3KR (1IT/1RT) 17-2JA (1IT/0RT) 17-4LA (P2T) 10ITs/12RTs (6ITs/12RTs) 12ITs/17RTs (7ITs/9RTs) 8ITs/15RTs (4ITs/11RTs) 7ITs/9RTs (5ITs/7RTs) Q4 FY17 Q4 Ops Requirements: $509K Q4 Other Expenses: $266K Total: $775K 17-4EU (1xIT) from 17-1HR(1xRT) 17-2BG (1xRT) 17-1FR(1xRT) 17-5FR (OS) (1xRT) 17-4GM 1xRT) 17-1AT (OS) (1xRT) 17-1BE (1xRT) 17-2AT (OS) (1xRT) 17-2IT (1xURT) 17-3IT (OS) (1xRT) 17-3EU (1xIT) 17-6EU (OS) (1xUIT) 17-3FR (1xIT) 1ITs/0RTs 4ITs/0RTs 3ITs/4RTs(5ITs/1RTs) 2ITs/6RTs (3ITs/5RTs)
200 Identification Report (FY17) As of 20 June 2017 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 WWII (AP) 10% WWII (EM) 13% 164 Disinterments 48% 2016 110 90 80 70 Korean War 16% Vietnam War 13% 67 60 50 40 35 41 45 2017 30 20 10 0 I OCT I NOV I DEC I JAN I FEB I MAR I APR I MAY I JUN I JUL I AUG I SEP I 1st QTR 2nd QTR 3rd QTR 4th QTR
FY18 Global Operating Priority Accounting Estimates 2 Key Tasks: Account for Missing Personnel AND Communicate with Families FY2018: Where We Will Prioritize Resources Disinterments 1% FY2018: Estimates to Account for Missing Personnel Unilaterals 1% WWII (EM) 16% WWII (EM) 5% Unilaterals (all conflicts) 12% WWII (AP) 15% Total: ~$56M Korean War 2% WWII (AP) 7% Korean War 1% Vietnam War 66% Vietnam War 3% Disinterments 71% This Priority is consistent with the Global Campaign Plan and will continue through FY18-19, but we must look at other ways to better accomplish our mission 7
FY 2018 Mission Locations (Planned) 18 Countries 24 Investigation Teams 57 Recovery Teams Hawaii Greenland Europe Germany Italy Netherlands Asia Burma Cambodia China India Laos Malaysia Philippines South Korea Vietnam South Pacific Palau Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tarawa (Kiribati)
Mission Prioritization Deputy Director responsible for Mission Prioritization: Recoveries Disinterment Lab Operations FY18-19 Prioritized field recovery [main] effort remains Vietnam War. Processing of remains is generally on a first in first out basis. There is no priority applied to a particular War. Processes have been modified to expedite processing power down. 9
Current Approach to Accounting AS OF: 3.28.16 200 Sustainable Vietnam War Korean War World War II WWII / KOREA Global Recoveries IDENTIFICATIONS DISINTERMENTS US Controlled Disinterments SET CONDITIONS 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 YEAR 12-Jul-17 10
Campaign Plan to Maximize Accountability AS OF: 3.18.16 IDENTIFICATIONS 200 SET CONDITIONS ELEVATED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE Sustainable Vietnam War Korean War World War II Shift in Effort Enabled by a New Norm: Improved Research and Site Locations Process Efficiencies (MEL) Organizational Structure Adaptability Improved Targeting Partnership Expansion Increased Access Global Recoveries US Controlled Disinterments 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 YEAR REACTIVE PROACTIVE 12-Jul-17 11
Why we are succeeding Why we will succeed 12