The military unit tasked with locating “unaccounted-for” U.S. servicemembers met with the FBI in Hawaii to improve the way it conducts business.

The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command meeting was the first time another government agency had come to share methods, Intelligence Directorate director Bob Richeson said in a news release.

“[The] deputy commanding officer requested that we take a look at our investigative process,” Richeson said. “There are some parallels in the way [the FBI] conduct their investigations.”

The meeting was held May 30.

Richeson said the FBI was helpful in areas of case prioritization, evaluating witness credibility and case documentation.

JPAC manages about 13,700 case files for U.S. troops missing from conflicts ranging from World War I to the Korean War.

They send teams to sites worldwide to locate and repatriate the remains of unaccounted-for servicemembers.

Marine branch earns environmental awardCAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The environmental section on Marine bases on Okinawa was awarded the 2006 Secretary of Defense Environmental Quality (Overseas) Award during a ceremony Thursday at the Pentagon.

The Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler Facilities Engineer Environmental Affairs Branch won the award as a result of its accomplishments in storm-water installation projects, recycling and slope stabilization, and its geographic information systems, according to a Marine news release.

FBI shares ideas with POW/MIA search unitThe military unit tasked with locating “unaccounted-for” U.S. servicemembers met with the FBI in Hawaii to improve the way it conducts business.

The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command meeting was the first time another government agency had come to share methods, Intelligence Directorate director Bob Richeson said in a news release.