U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said on social media that the U.S. Navy suspended active search at 1500 local time on July 5 for a sailor assigned to Sea Combat Helicopter Squadron 5 who was embarked on the USS George H. W. Bush. The sailor went missing after an MH-60S Seahawk made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1. U.S. Navy and Air Force units conducted a large-scale joint search-and-rescue within CENTCOM’s area of responsibility for more than 102 hours, covering over 1

2026-07-05

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said on social media that the U.S. Navy suspended active search at 1500 local time on July 5 for a sailor assigned to Sea Combat Helicopter Squadron 5 who was embarked on the USS George H. W. Bush. The sailor went missing after an MH-60S Seahawk made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1. U.S. Navy and Air Force units conducted a large-scale joint search-and-rescue within CENTCOM’s area of responsibility for more than 102 hours, covering over 14,000 square miles, before ending active search efforts.