The US Navy suspended its four-day search for Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea.
ARABIAN SEA — The U.S. Navy has suspended an extensive search-and-rescue operation for a sailor who went missing after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, ending more than four days of coordinated efforts across approximately 14,000 square miles of open water.
The Navy announced on July 5, 2026, that active search operations had been suspended at 3 p.m. Arabian Standard Time after more than 102 hours of efforts involving naval ships, helicopters, maritime patrol aircraft, and U.S. Air Force assets. Two days later, the service identified the missing sailor as Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, known as the “Nightdippers.”