VERAGUAS, Panama. Kristen Baker, a scientific research expert assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), screens through sediment collected from a unit in Santa Fe National Park in Veraguas Provence, Panama, Dec. 2, 2021. DPAA will be conducting recovery operations in Panama during the following month in hopes of finding missing naval aircrew members lost during a training flight in 1985. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melanye Martinez)ATLANTIC OCEAN. An F-35C Lightning II assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) during flight operations. George H. W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable war fighting capability through the carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Roberson)PHILIPPINE SEA. Sailors participate in an emergency medical response team training exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), during routine operations. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)PHILIPPINE SEA . Operations Specialist 1st Class Skylar Searle, from Salt Lake City, center, conducts damage control plot chart training on the mess decks aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) during routine operations. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan M. Breeden)