U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Anderson, 633d Air Base Wing installation commander, gives opening remarks during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 18, 2025. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed nationally on the third Friday of September, ensuring that the memory of the service members that have not returned home lives on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte.)