Team PSAB holds POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

The U.S. flag and Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) flag fly during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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Airman 1st Class Pasche Boreland, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, sings "God Bless America" during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Spradley, 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, delivers remarks during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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Senior Airman Amir Eftekharmousavi, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain assistant, recites poetry during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Airmen and Soldiers listen to Col. Ryan Wick, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, as he delivers his remarks during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Wick, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing deputy commander, delivers remarks to attendees during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Spradley (right), 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, and Airmen from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing bow their heads during the invocation at a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Army Capt. Toby Havens, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment chaplain, delivers the invocation during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Airmen from the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing honor guard present the colors during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jamie Osborne, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, offers opening remarks during a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of U.S. POW and MIA. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank)

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Team PSAB holds POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

Published Sept. 15, 2023
By Tech. Sgt. Alexander Frank
378th Air Expeditionary Wing

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Saudi Arabia --

U.S. Airmen and Soldiers attended a National Prisoner of War (POW) Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day ceremony at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sept. 15, 2023. Joint service members stationed at PSAB gathered for the event to reflect on the service and sacrifices of the more than 81,000 Americans who have been taken as prisoners of war or remain missing since World War II. In 1998, the U.S. Congress first established National POW MIA Recognition Day to be observed on the third Friday in September.