U.S. Navy Capt. Meghan Bodnar, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency deputy director for operations, seated left, and Ekkaphab Phanthavong, director general of the Department of European and American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos, seated right, pose for a photo with members of the DPAA and Lao delegations during the DPAA and Laos POW/MIA Consultative and Technical Talks in in Crystal City, Virginia, Aug. 12, 2026. The purpose of the talks was to facilitate discussions between the two countries on prioritizing field activities, policies, and key strategic topics to further DPAA’s mission to account for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Boucher)