Air Force Capt. Matthew Gartmann, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavates for remains, March 26, 2016, in Lak Xao Province, Laos, during search and recovery efforts to find un-accounted for Americans who went down in a Sikorsky HH-3E helipcopter during a reconnaissance mission. The DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (DoD photo by Cpl John Tran/RELEASED)

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Keywords: 16-3la, dpaa, excavations, laos, operations, recovery