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An airman wearing a waterproof suit throws mud with a shovel while standing in a pond with a wooden structure in the background.

Muddy Mission

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Thomas, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency explosive ordnance disposal technician, clears mud from a retention pond during a recovery mission in Wistedt, Germany, Aug. 28, 2023. DPAA personnel conducted an excavation operation to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Germany during World War II.

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