HA TINH, Army Staff Sgt. Aileen Randall, recovery noncommissioned officer, sharpens tools in preparation for excavation operations as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) mission in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam, Nov. 21, 2016. Recovery Team Two executed excavation operations in search of a Navy Pilot who went missing when his aircraft crashed in a night armed reconnaissance mission 44 years ago during the Vietnam War. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel, their families and the nation.

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