U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, U.S. Air Force Staff

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Swam, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mitchel Kerchner, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. James Woolford scoop dirt into buckets as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) excavation operations in the Xieng Khouang Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 23, 2018. DPAA was in the region conducting recovery operations in search of an Airman who went missing in action during the Vietnam War. DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amara Timberlake)