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Search for missing crew member in Timor Sea called off

An SAR operation was launched in the Timor Sea to find a U.S sailor, who was missing and believefd to have gone overboard from the USS 'George Washington' on July 28, 2025, involving the carrier and its escort destroyers, the USS 'Robert Smalls' and USS 'Shoup' -.The Australian Defense Force and Australian Border Force were helping in the search, aided by the carrier's air wing. The Australian Border Force and Australian Defense Force also contributed to the search. The name, rank or the circumstances in which the incident occurred have not been revealed. The U.S. Navy has called off the multiday search on the afternoon of July 30. At the time of the incident, the 'George Washington' was participating in a large-scale joint exercise with Australian forces, which included 43,000 personnel from 19 nations, and the Royal Navy carrier HMS 'Prince of Wales'. During a five-year yard period from 2017-22, nine sailors assigned to the carrier have died by suicide, including three in April 2022 alone. A command investigation found that the crew's quality of life during the yard period was austere and demanding, and that morale aboard was low; the report led to significant changes in how the Navy assigns enlisted service members to yard periods and provides for their accommodations.

Two crew members of aircraft carrier died within three days

Two crew members of the USS 'George Washington' died within days of the aircraft carrier’s arrival at its new homeport Yokosuka, a ship spokesman confirmed on Dec 2, 2024. The deaths of Petty Officer 2nd Class Cuyler Burnett Condon and Seaman Dimitri Isacc Morales are currently under investigation. The aircraft carrier arrived at Yokosuka, home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, on Nov. 22. Condon, an electrician’s mate nuclear from Texas, was found unresponsive at a base hotel room on Nov. 22. Medical staff from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka responded and pronounced Condon dead at the scene, Morales, an electrician’s mate fireman, was found unresponsive somewhere off base in Yokosuka on Nov. 25. Yokosuka police officers responded to the scene. Local emergency responders declared Morales dead. Grief counseling and support services were available to the crew. The Naval Criminal Investigation Service was probing both deaths and was working with the Japanese law enforcement on Morale’s case.