U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Phillips, left, a mountaineer, and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Dougherty, a medic, both with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, lower 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)