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Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, went missing May 29, 2025, from the Miller Hall barracks at the Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Anyone with information on Resendiz’s whereabouts should call NCIS at 877-579-3648. (U.S. Navy)

A Navy sailor went missing from her barracks more than a week ago, prompting a Virginia-wide critically missing adult alert.

Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, was last seen at about 10 a.m. on May 29 at the Miller Hall barracks at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The Virginia State Police issued an alert late Tuesday at the request of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, both of which are investigating Resendiz’s disappearance.

“This disappearance poses a credible threat to [her] health and safety as determined by the investigating agency,” the state police said.

A woman in a flanel shirt and glasses.

Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, went missing May 29, 2025, from the Miller Hall barracks at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Anyone with information on Resendiz’s whereabouts should call NCIS at 877-579-3648. (Virginia State Police)

Resendiz’s disappearance is out of character, her mother told local news reporters.

“She calls my mother, she calls her brother, her sisters. She has friends — middle school friends she still talks to,” Esmeralda Castle said.

Resendiz is a culinary specialist assigned to a Norfolk-based destroyer, the USS James E. Williams. Resendiz, a Texas native, reported to the Williams in February 2024. She enlisted in the Navy in August 2023.

“The Navy is cooperating fully with the investigation. Our top priority is the safety and welfare of our sailors,” said a spokesperson for the commander of Naval Surface Forces.

Resendiz stands 5 feet tall and has brown eyes and black hair. She does not have a vehicle.

Anyone with information on Resendiz’s whereabouts should call NCIS at 877-579-3648.

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Caitlyn Burchett covers defense news at the Pentagon. Before joining Stars and Stripes, she was the military reporter for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va. She is based in Washington, D.C.

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