190327-N-JY509-0005 LAOS (March 27, 2019) Local Laotian workers transfer buckets from a unit being excavated by a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team during operations in Laos, March 27, 2019. The recovery team excavated the area in hopes of finding three U.S. service members lost during the Vietnam War. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting of our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class Seth Coulter/Released)