Missing US navy sailor identified as deceased

The US Department of Defense announced Tuesday the death of a sailor who is believed to have gone overboard from the US warship ‘Abraham Lincoln’, while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Saldana, aged 24, had been listed Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown, following a 17 July non-combat, man overboard incident while underway in the Arabian Sea.

Saldana was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, part of Carrier Air Wing 7, assigned...

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