Dr. Larkin Kennedy, scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, compares a sample of excavated material with references during a recovery operation in Vietnam, March 12, 2025. U.S. military and civilian personnel from DPAA work with its in-country detachment, the U.S. Embassy, locals and the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons officials to work towards a successful recovery mission. They are supplemented by short-term individual augments from U.S. Army units; 102nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force, Oregon, 21st Infantry Regiment, and U.S. Air Force units; 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, 673rd Healthcare Operations Squadron and 39th Air Base Wing, which contribute their specialized skill sets to the mission. There are currently 1,573 U.S. personnel missing from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)