U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Somvang Xayphengsy, center, a recovery NCO, assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery team, wet screens during a recovery mission in Laos, March 16 2026. The DPAA recovery team and local Lao workers work together to search for possible evidence to identify missing U.S. personnel lost during the Vietnam War. There are approximately 1,566 unaccounted-for U.S. personnel from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Grooman)