Navy calls off search for missing sailor assigned to USS George Washington near Australia

Adm. Daryl Caudle joins'America's Newsroom' to discuss rising tensions with China's navy, the use of AI in US defense, and a powerful Memorial Day re-enlistment ceremony at Ground Zero. The U.S. Navy has called off a search for a sailor assigned to the USS George Washington amid reports that he possibly went overboard while the ship was sailing north of Australia. The sailor was reported overboard on the aircraft carrier on Monday as the ship was transiting the Timor Sea, the Navy said. US DEFENSE OFFICIAL REACTS TO IRAN'S CLAIMS ABOUT ENCOUNTER WITH WARSHIP This photo shows a general view of U.S. aircraft carrier USS George Washington shortly after berthing at Manila Bay in Manila on July 3. (TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images) The search effort involving the George Washington, its carrier strike group, as well as the Australian Defence (sic) Force and Australian Border Force, concluded at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday. "USS George Washington expresses sincere condolences to those impacted by this loss and is actively engaged with the crew to make services available to tend to their needs during this challenging time," Lt. Cmdr.