{"id":8287,"date":"2025-04-24T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2025-04-24T19:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:02:15","slug":"us-navy-sailor-goes-missing-during-uss-nimitzs-final-mission-before-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=8287","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Sailor Goes Missing During USS Nimitz\u2019s Final Mission Before Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    US Navy Sailor Goes Missing During USS Nimitz\u2019s Final Mission Before Retirement<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-300x157.png?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"US Navy Sailor Goes Missing During USS Nimitz\u2019s Final Mission Before Retirement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1868276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868276\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1868276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier.png?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Aircraft Carrier\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aircraft-Carrier-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1868276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A US Navy sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has gone missing during a port visit to Guam.<\/p>\n<p>The missing sailor, identified as Gabriel D. Holt, was last seen late at night on April 18, 2025, the same day the USS Nimitz arrived at Naval Base Guam.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Guam Police Department, Holt was spotted at 11:57 pm in the Tumon area, between Hotel Nikko and Gun Beach.<\/p>\n<p>This location is roughly 10 miles northeast of the naval base in Apra Harbour. He was off base when last seen, and was reported missing the next day, April 19.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities described Holt as being six feet tall, weighing 192 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen in a white tank top, green shorts, and grey shoes.<\/p>\n<p>A public post by the Guam Police on April 19 requested help from the community, encouraging anyone with information to contact the Tumon Precinct Command or dial 911.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DInm67jyqRL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DInm67jyqRL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Guam Police Department (@guampolice)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Navy confirmed that a wide-scale search was launched immediately after Holt was reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Tim Pietrack stated that all available agencies were involved in the operation, and the Navy was working closely with local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Crews from the US Navy\u2019s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, a P-8 Poseidon aircraft from Commander Task Force 72, the US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Oliver Henry, and Station Apra Harbour\u2019s Response Boat-Mediums were deployed.<\/p>\n<p>Guam Fire Rescue teams also contributed both coastal and offshore support.<\/p>\n<p>In total, search teams covered over 11,000 square nautical miles over a period of 120 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the intensive efforts, Holt was not found, and the Navy announced on April 24 at 9:00 am that the active search had been officially suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Following Navy protocol, the sailor\u2019s status has now been updated to \u201cDuty Status Whereabouts Unknown\u201d (DUSTWUN).<\/p>\n<p>The Navy stated that Holt\u2019s family had been informed.<\/p>\n<p>During the ongoing search, USS Nimitz departed Guam on April 21 to resume its deployment in the Western Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, which includes Carrier Air Wing 17, Destroyer Squadron 9, and the destroyers USS Gridley and USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee.<\/p>\n<p>The Zumwalt class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor, which had arrived in Guam on April 17, is also part of the group.<\/p>\n<p>This deployment is significant for USS Nimitz because it is the aircraft carrier\u2019s final mission before retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned in 1975, the Nimitz is the first ship of her class and has played an important role in US naval operations for nearly five decades.<\/p>\n<p>She is scheduled to be decommissioned in April 2026, after which she will begin the long and complex process of nuclear deactivation.<\/p>\n<p><em>References: DVIDS, navycrf<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/us-navy-sailor-goes-missing-during-uss-nimitzs-final-mission-before-retirement\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=us-navy-sailor-goes-missing-during-uss-nimitzs-final-mission-before-retirement\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Navy Sailor Goes Missing During USS Nimitz\u2019s Final Mission Before Retirement Image Credits: Wikipedia A US Navy sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has gone missing during a port visit to Guam. 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