The father of the Navy sailor who went missing on July 28 during a training exercise is speaking out for the first time; Jose Rivera III, the father of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate

The U.S. Navy has identified the sailor who was reported missing earlier this week from the aircraft carrier George Washington as it transited the Timor Sea. Here, the carrier transits while underway in the Philippine Sea on June 15. (MC3 Geoffrey L. Ottinger/U.S. Navy)

On Friday, Aug. 1, the Navy announced that Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV was declared dead. He went missing during a training exercise on Monday, July 28 and is believed to have gone overboard. He was 19.