DUSTWUN

DUSTWUN: DUSTWUN is an abbreviation for duty status - whereabouts unknown used by the United States Department of Defense. It refers to servicemembers who cannot be located but have not been confirmed captured or dead, much like the better-known missing in action or MIA status, but a servicemember can only stay in DUSTWUN status for ten days.

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DUSTWUN — ist eine angewandte Abkürzung (duty status whereabouts unknown) des US Verteidigungministeriums. Sie bezeichnet den Verbleibstatus eines Militärangehörigen, ähnlich dem Verschollenheitsgesetz. Der Status DUSTWUN kommt dem Militärjargon MIA… … Deutsch Wikipedia
DUSTWUN — duty status whereabouts unknown … Military dictionary
duty status - whereabouts unknown — A transitory casualty status, applicable only to military personnel, that is used when the responsible commander suspects the member may be a casualty whose absence is involuntary, but does not feel sufficient evidence currently exists to make a… … Military dictionary

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