Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii

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The Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii was a U.S. military forensic laboratory dedicated to recovering and identifying the remains of missing American service members from past conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military unit
forensic laboratory
activity conducting joint field operations in former combat zones
maintaining historical and archival research on missing personnel
negotiating and coordinating recovery missions with foreign governments
conflictScope Cold War incidents
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
other U.S. military conflicts
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field forensic anthropology
forensic odontology
forensic science
focus American military personnel missing from past conflicts
goal fullest possible accounting of missing U.S. service members
jurisdiction Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
language English
locatedOn Oahu
location Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Honolulu, Hawaii
mergedInto Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
surface form: Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
mission accounting for missing U.S. service members
providing identifications to families of the missing
notableFeature one of the largest forensic skeletal laboratories in the world during its operation
operatedBy United States Army
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory system
purpose identification of remains of missing American service members
recovery of remains of missing American service members
serviceBranchSupported United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
status defunct
subordinateTo United States Indo-Pacific Command
surface form: United States Pacific Command (historical association)
successor Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
surface form: Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
typeOfOrganization government laboratory
usesMethod DNA analysis
dental comparison
field recovery missions
laboratory forensic analysis
skeletal analysis

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Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command facilities successorFacilityOf Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii
Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii partOf Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory system