Marine Imaging Technologies and DPAA: Keeping America’s Promise Through a Public and Private Partnership

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Beyond the Battlefield: The Search for World War II’s Missing in Action by DPAA and Its Partners", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Starting in 2022, DPAA has partnered with Marine Imaging Technologies, to conduct phase I and II projects in Guam, Chuuk, and Philippines, looking for and documenting various WWII aircraft. Some of these sites present logistical challenges, such as high seas, fast currents, and strong winds that had posed hazards and losses for previous survey equipment in the past. Marine Imaging Technologies, partnering with Eastern Search and Survey, developed innovative systems that allowed flexibility and pliability for small-boat and limited crew operations. This paper discusses the goals, challenges, and results of these projects and looks forward to continued private / public partnership with DPAA in keeping America’s Promise.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• Beyond the Battlefield: The Search for World War II’s Missing in Action by DPAA and Its Partners

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