{"id":42110,"date":"2019-07-22T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/22\/navy-identifies-missing-5th-fleet-sailor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:48:40","slug":"navy-identifies-missing-5th-fleet-sailor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/22\/navy-identifies-missing-5th-fleet-sailor\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy identifies missing 5th Fleet sailor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy identified Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Richard Saldana as the sailor missing from the aircraft carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/local\/cvn72\/\" target=_blank>Abraham Lincoln<\/a> since the morning hours of July 17 while the ship operated in the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saldana was first reported missing at about 6:30 a.m. local time, prompting the carrier to call a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/submit\/display.asp?story_id=69167\" target=_blank>man overboard<\/a> event in an initial attempt to locate him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When attempts to find him on board failed, it was assumed he\u2019d gone overboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/19\/search-ends-for-missing-sailor\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FIVE-MAIN.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Search ends for missing sailor<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The sailor served in Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, the Norfolk-based World Famous Nightdippers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A search at sea was started involving the carrier Lincoln along with the guided-missile cruiser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/surflant\/cg55\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Leyte Gulf<\/a>, Patrol Squadrons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/airfor\/vp10\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>10<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vp40.navy.mil\/\" target=_blank>40<\/a> and the Spanish guided-missile frigate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/01\/15\/why-a-spanish-frigate-will-help-protect-an-american-carrier\/\" target=_blank>M\u00e9ndez N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The search was called off two days later and the Navy continues to list the sailor as \u201cDuty Status Whereabouts Unknown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saldana is assigned to Lincoln\u2019s embarked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/AIRFOR\/HSC5\/Pages\/WelcomeAboard.aspx\" target=_blank>Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saldana reported to the Norfolk-based Nightdippers on Sept. 19, according to his military records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A native of Manassas, Virginia, he joined the Navy on April 8, 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially in training for three months as a nuclear power sailor, Saldana switched to the aviation field and was assigned to the amphibious assault ship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.public.navy.mil\/surflant\/lhd7\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=_blank>Iwo Jima<\/a> in late 2015. 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