Overview

• The sailor was reported missing Monday afternoon after being believed to have gone overboard from the aircraft carrier during patrol operations in the Timor Sea.
• Carrier Strike Group 5 initiated search and rescue procedures involving the cruiser USS Robert Smalls, destroyer USS Shoup, HSC-12 “Golden Falcons,” HSM-78 “Saberhawks” and multiple fixed-wing aircraft.
• Australian Defence Force and Australian Border Force assets have joined U.S. Navy units in a coordinated effort to locate the missing sailor.
• The operation is integrated into Talisman Sabre 25, the biennial multinational exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allied naval forces.
• As of July 29, no new sightings or clues have emerged and the Navy is withholding the sailor’s identity pending notification of next of kin.