Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery team members load a simulated casualty onto a Lao Skyway Helicopter for a casualty evacuation rehearsal during a recovery mission in Laos, Jan. 28, 2026. 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. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)