DPAA Releases Statement About Mission to Identify USS Arizona Unknowns
Dear Families and Supporters, Today, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) officially announced that the 60% DNA Family Reference Sample […]
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Unknown No More? Operation 85’s First Identification Case Reaches the Pentagon
On December 11, 2025, Operation 85 reached a historic milestone. For the first time since the attack on Pearl Harbor,
DPAA Confirms USS Arizona Unknowns Disinterment Request Will Move Forward
Dear Family Members and Supporters, In one of the most significant developments ever announced regarding the U.S.S. Arizona Unknowns buried in the
National Park Service Denies Families Request to Lay Wreath on U.S.S. Arizona Memorial on December 7th
Many of you had contacted Operation 85 about what representation family would have at the Memorial for the upcoming December
🇺🇸 USS Arizona Update: We Did It — Operation 85 Surpasses the “Impossible” Goal
Dear Family Members and Supporters: In early October, OP85 researcher John Hardy and I started our morning meeting the same
Operation 85 Partners with Wreaths Across America to Sponsor the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in 2025
SPONSOR A WREATH NOW! We’re honored to share big news for the families of the U.S.S. Arizona and all who care
USS Arizona family members continue their strong presence at FMU’s
I had recently asked a member of AFDIL if they had ever thought we would be hitting the DoD disinterment
A New Era in DNA Technology: AFDIL Begins Using SNP Testing in 2025
Operation 85 is proud to share encouraging news from the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL): As of January 2025,
REPLAY of 83rd Pearl Harbor Commemoration
WATCH the REPLAY of the 83rd Commemoration ceremony of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at Pearl Harbor, HI. 12/07/2024
Operation 85 2024 UPDATE: Major Milestones in Honoring the USS Arizona Crew Members
New breakthroughs bring us closer to resolving the unknowns and honoring the brave. Dear Family Members and Supporters, We are