Khamla Phomsichanh, deputy director of Lao Skyway, and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Dougherty, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency medic, fly in a Lao Skyway Helicopter during a recovery mission in Laos, Jan. 28, 2026. Helicopters are used in some missions to access remote areas. There are more than 280 personnel missing in Laos from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)