Two U.S. service members went missing while participating in U.S. Africa Command’s exercise African Lion 2026 in Morocco, the command said.
“U.S., Moroccan and other assets from African Lion immediately initiated coordinated search and rescue operations, including ground, air, and maritime assets. The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” AFRICOM said in a statement.
The two service members were reported missing near the Cap Draa Training Area outside of Tan Tan on May 2. AFRICOM said in the Sunday morning statement that the command’s focus “is on the service members involved and their families” and that more details would be released as they become available.
The African Lion exercise is AFRICOM’s largest and main annual joint exercise that includes about 5,500 service member participants from over 30 nations. The exercise includes both African and NATO member nation participants, in addition to the United States.
The missing person incident took
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