CAPT Gabriel V. “Leroy” Edwards, USN, Commanding Officer, HSC-5
ENS Edwards became a Naval Aviator on February 22, 2008 at HT-28, NAS Whiting Field, Milton, FL. ENS Edwards is Navy Helicopter Pilot Designation Number # R-29973.
CAPT Edwards was killed in the Arabian Sea during a Navy MH-60S Helicopter Emergency Water Landing at night on July 1, 2026 while flying from the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH(CVN-77).
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