Global Exploration and Recovery Inc

The story of GEaR starts with a seemingly impossible mission in the arctic. John Bradley, Francis Marley, Nick Bratton and Jaana Gustafsson all met as members of the Duck Hunt in 2012, an expedition in eastern Greenland whose aim was to find the wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard plane that crashed in 1942 and was buried deep within a glacier. The likelihood of finding a missing plane whose location was unknown in the vast expanses of ice was infinitesimal. Yet the search made meaningful progress, as we found evidence of the wreckage suggesting we were in the right area. The mission continued in 2013 and our friendships grew. There is something about the shared experience of working hard together in adverse conditions that builds strong bonds. We endured 70-mile per hour winds, freezing temperatures, snowstorms, and weeks of freeze-dried food together. We kept each other laughing through the challenges and triumphs. While a range of factors combined to thwart our efforts that year we understood that we had what it would take to find the plane and help return the bodies of the missing men to their families. GEaR is the next chapter in the saga of search and recovery that began in 1942. Our philosophy is that missions of this complexity are most effectively achieved through a combination of technical mastery, close collaboration with public and private partners, and thorough planning. With proven techniques, the right tools for the job, and an approach adapted from years of experience, we hope to bring the story of the Duck to a conclusion by finding the men aboard and bring them home along with other missing Service members and individuals from around the globe.