Recovering victims from a 1952 Alaskan glacier plane crash

47 of 52 victims identified 70 years after the crash.

Capt. Travis Lockwood outlines how debris discovered in 2012 launched an annual mission on Colony Glacier, successfully identifying 47 of 52 service members so far.

Searching a Glacier Until Every Fallen Airman Returns

Found on the ice: a baby photo from 1952.

Capt. Lockwood shares the emotional experience of finding a tiny family photograph and a newborn daughter's birth certificate preserved in the glacier ice.

Heartbreaking Item Found on an Alaskan Glacier

Isolated on an Alaskan glacier for 6 hours a day.

The mission planner details the harsh conditions of Colony Glacier, where recovery teams are left isolated for hours in extreme Alaskan mountain terrain.

Surviving Isolation on Colony Glacier

Uncovering a 1952 military mystery with modern DNA.

Capt. Lockwood explains the historic C-124 Globemaster disaster and how the military teams up with the FBI and medical examiners to test recovered DNA.

The 1952 C-124 Globemaster Mystery Explained

Honoring the promise: no one left behind.

Capt. Lockwood emphasizes the Department of Defense's solemn duty to return fallen service members to Dover Air Force Base and give families closure.

Fulfilling the Sacred Promise to Bring Them Home

[08:50] Searching a Glacier Until Every Fallen Airman Returns
[09:43] Heartbreaking Item Found on an Alaskan Glacier
[10:34] Surviving Isolation on Colony Glacier
[11:26] The 1952 C-124 Globemaster Mystery Explained
[12:40] Fulfilling the Sacred Promise to Bring Them Home

Recovering victims from a 1952 Alaskan glacier plane crash

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