Pentagon salute
Moline participates in ceremony honoring prisoners of war, those missing in action
2:02 p.m., Sept. 28, 2015--Mark Moline, director of the School of Marine Science and Policy in the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, participated in the Prisoner of War, Missing in Action National Recognition Day on Sept. 18 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
Moline and a colleague at Scripps Institution of Oceanography began working with the non-profit BentProp Project in 2013 to apply underwater robotics technologies in search of lost U.S. airmen in the western Pacific islands of Palau.
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The collaboration has led to the discovery of several long-lost World War II planes, and the identification of the pilots missing in action.
“Our work with the nonprofits History Flight and BentProp are two examples of our collaboration with private organizations and individuals. We are also working with academic and other foreign partners to help account for our missing,” said Defense Secretary Ash Carter in his remarks.
He added, “Over the past year, with Congress’ encouragement and support, the Defense Department created the new Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), which combined the activities and resources of three different organizations and over 600 staff [members]. Amid the reorganization, we have identified 67 missing service members this year, and we expect to identify more.”
According to Moline, “Our work in Palau has meant closure for the families of fallen airmen, and we hope that through continued partnerships with BentProp and the new DPAA, our technology will continue to be of assistance.”