U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joshua Pyo, a mountaineer with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency lowers a Skedco stretcher for a medical evacuation rehearsal during a recovery mission in Laos, Mar. 2, 2025. DPAA team members practiced safely descending the mountain with a simulated real-world casualty. There are more than 280 personnel missing in Laos from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holland)