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Navy Identifies Missing Sailor in Arabian Sea Whose Norfolk-Based Helicopter Made Emergency Landing
Three crew members were rescued after the helicopter ditched, and the Navy searched more than 14,000 square miles before suspending the effort.
- The U.S. Navy suspended search-and-rescue efforts on Sunday for Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, who is now presumed dead following a July 1 emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
- Military officials reported "no indication" of hostile action regarding the MH-60S Seahawk emergency, and the Navy conducted a 102-hour search covering over 14,000 square miles of water.
- Three of the four crew members were rescued and returned to the USS George H.W. Bush, while the squadron, known as the "Nightdippers," remains deployed in the Middle East.
- Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced Edwards will be posthumously promoted to captain, while Carrier Strike Group 10 commander Rear Adm. Todd Cimicata remembered him as a "fearless leader."
- Edwards' loss marks the 14th American service member killed in the ongoing conflict with Iran, as about 50,000 U.S. service members currently operate in the Middle East.
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