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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Personnel use shovels to dig in a field as shown in silhouette.

Recovery Mission

Army Capt. Jordan Smith, Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Edwards and other Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency personnel excavate soil during a recovery mission in Laos, Jan. 21, 2023. The agency’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

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