Follow along as participants in the cruise provide updates and reflections on their experiences, the science, the technology, and other elements of the expedition.
April 27 – May 19, 2017 | By Bert Ho
It will take some time to analyze the possible engine finding before making any conclusions of whether it is American or Japanese, from the Battle of Midway or later, and what aircraft it is from. This is all work we are eager to do, and when we are done, we know there will be an amazing story to tell.
Read moreMay 16, 2017 | By Bert Ho
There have been several blogs about life on Midway, because it is such a unique place in the world. It is so far away and difficult to get to that most people will never have the chance to see and smell it for themselves. However, this mission log is going to bring the focus back to what we set out to find: airplanes.
Read moreMay 16, 2017 | By Dave Conlin
As a community, the people of Midway have all sorts of rituals, rites, traditions, and general practices. For example, Sundays are bowling night.
Read moreMay 15, 2017 | By Jason Leonard
It’s not Alaska or Antarctic cold but for someone born and raised in Hawaii—it’s cold! One of the things that keeps us going in this frigid weather is the hot food that the Thai kitchen staff puts their skill and love into creating for our meals.
Read moreMay 12, 2017 | By Bert Ho
Kelly is the Monument’s first and only maritime archaeologist and she is currently seven months pregnant with baby number two, and we are all excited for her and her family.
Read moreMay 10, 2017 | By Brett Seymour
Midway Atoll has always held a sense of wonder due to my fascination with WWII, and the remnants of war are still found underwater today. My job is to merely capture the images—images that help the scientists understand the past, WWII or otherwise.
Read moreMay 9, 2017 | By Bert Ho
Each day we have been conducting magnetometer surveys and covering parts of Midway Atoll that have never been surveyed with these instruments. With a little luck, perhaps we will find the pieces we are looking for: the planes lost in the Battle of Midway.
Read moreMay 8, 2017 | By Brian Hauk
We were able to scuba dive on 21 sites today and completed our alien species surveys while investigating what structure(s) caused the anomaly recorded by the magnetometer. We seem to have been in an anchorage zone as we came across several large anchors, mooring blocks and sections of chain.
Read moreMay 5, 2017 | By Dave Conlin
Midway isn’t close to anything at all—it sits in the middle of the largest ocean on our planet—and the tiny marks of history that have been left in layers out on the miles and miles of reef for us to find with our magnetometers and divers are a daunting task indeed.
Read moreMay 4, 2017 | By Bert Ho
We did not have any crash landings as our project began its first full day of field work, but we did have some sputterings in trying to get all equipment up and running.
Read moreMay 3, 2017 | By Bert Ho
Midway is very much a community run through great cooperation between federal agencies and private contractors. From the moment we arrived late the night before, we could see that every person here is integral to the success of the refuge and to everyone’s well-being.
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