Two US service members missing after war games exercise in Morocco
Two U.S. service members went missing during the African Lion 2026 military exercise in Morocco, prompting a multinational search and rescue operation. The incident occurred near the Cap Draa Training Area outside Tan Tan on May 2, with operations involving U.S., Moroccan, and other allied forces. African Lion is AFRICOM’s largest annual exercise, aimed at enhancing interoperability and counterterrorism capabilities among over 30 participating nations.
- ▪Two U.S. service members went missing during the African Lion 2026 exercise in Morocco.
- ▪Search and rescue operations include U.S., Moroccan, and other multinational ground, air, and maritime assets.
- ▪The African Lion 2026 exercise involves about 5,500 service members from over 30 nations and runs from April 20 to May 8.
- ▪This year’s exercise is hosted by Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia.
- ▪African Lion focuses on joint all-domain operations, crisis response, and strengthening partnerships to counter terrorism.
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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. Recommended Stories Armed Services GOP chairmen criticize withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany US to cut 5,000 troops from Germany amid Trump feud with Merz US Navy destroyer, USS Higgins, lost power and propulsion after electrical fire The two service members were reported missing near the Cap Draa Training Area outside of Tan Tan on May 2.
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