190718-M-MS784-0018 KIRIBATI (July 18, 2019) U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, stand by during a repatriation ceremony for the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II, Republic of Kiribati, July 18, 2019. The remains were recently recovered from sites in the Tarawa Atoll by History Flight, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) partner organization, and will be accessioned into DPAA's laboratory facility in Hawaii to begin the identification process in support of DPAA's mission to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanye Martinez/Released)