US Navy Identifies Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards Lost at Sea, Posthumously Promotes Him to Captain
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
US Navy Identifies Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards Lost at Sea, Posthumously Promotes Him to Captain
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Summary
Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards was identified Tuesday as the sailor lost after an MH-60S helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1; the Navy said he was posthumously promoted to captain.
More than 102 hours of searching across 14,000 square miles ended Sunday after three of the helicopter’s four crew members were recovered from the aircraft assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush.
The Navy said Edwards commanded Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, had logged more than 2,000 flight hours, and had already been selected for promotion before the incident.
Rear Adm. Todd Cimicata, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao and Edwards’ wife thanked sailors and airmen involved in the search, while the Navy said chaplains and mental health staff are supporting the crew.
The cause of the water landing remains under investigation, and the Navy said there is no indication hostile action was involved as HSC-5 continues its Middle East deployment.