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San Diego-Based Sailor Missing At Sea

A sailor aboard a San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer was reported missing at sea today in the Gulf of Oman.

After the sailor failed to report for watch aboard the USS Halsey, helicopters and airplanes conducted a search, according to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet.

The sailor's name was not released.

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The Halsey is named after World War II Adm. William F. "Bull" Halsey, and is part of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group.

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