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US military says two service members taking part in Morocco drills missing
AFRICOM says search and rescue operations under way in southwestern Morocco during African Lion exercise.The United States military says two service members participating in a multinational military exercise in Morocco are missing.In a statement on Sunday, its African Command (AFRICOM) said the pair went missing on Saturday close to the Cap Draa Training Area near the city of Tan Tan in the country’s southwest.“The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” it added in a statement.AFRICOM said the US, Morocco and other countries taking part in the annual African Lion exercise have launched search and rescue operations involving ground, air and maritime assets.African Lion is the largest annual joint military exercise that the US takes part in on the continent.It is hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, and its stated aim is to strengthen “interoperability among participants and build readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world”.
Search ongoing for 2 U.S. service members missing after training exercises in Morocco
Updated on: May 3, 2026 / 7:56 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States African Command said Sunday.The U.S., Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise has a search and rescue operation, AFRICOM said."The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going," it said in a statement.The incident happened on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area near Tan Tan, close to the Atlantic Ocean. The exercise started in April and is billed to end early May.African Lion, a war games exercise, is the largest annual joint military exercise on the continent and usually features high-ranking military officials from the U.S. and its top African allies.U.S. military officials have said the annual multinational engagement serves as a venue for strengthening regional security cooperation and refining the readiness of participating forces for global crises. In: Morocco United States Military
2 US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
They taking part in an annual multinational military exercises in Morocco.ByThe Associated PressMay 3, 2026, 7:45 AMRABAT, Morocco -- Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday. The U.S., Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation, AFRICOM said. “The incident remains under investigation and the search is ongoing,” it said in a statement.The incident happened on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area near Tan Tan, close to the Atlantic Ocean. The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semidesert plains. The war games exercise started in April and runs across four countries, including Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. It is scheduled to end in early May. The command did not state what unit or branch of the military the missing service members belong to. The Associated Press has requested clarification. The exercise began in Tunisia with active-duty members of different branches of the U.S. military, including the National Guard, Army Reserve, Air Force, and the Marine Corps. Popular ReadsIn all, over 7,000 personnel from more than
Two US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
Two US service members are missing in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (Africom) said Sunday.The US, Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation, Africom said.“The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” it said in a statement.The incident happened on 2 May near the Cap Draa training area near Tan Tan, close to the Atlantic Ocean. The war games exercise started in April and runs across four countries, including Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. It is scheduled to end in early May.African Lion, which has been running since 2004, is the largest US annual joint military exercise on the continent and usually features high-ranking military officials from the US and its top African allies.US military officials have said the annual multinational engagement serves as a venue for strengthening regional security cooperation and refining the readiness of participating forces for global crises.
2 US service members missing in Morocco after multinational military exercise, search underway
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco following an annual multinational military exercise, sparking an ongoing search-and-rescue effort by U.S. and allied forces, officials said Sunday.The incident happened on May 2 at the Cap Draa Training Area near Tan Tan, a Moroccan city about 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said."The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going," it said in a statement, adding that the rescue operation includes ground, air and maritime assets.Fox News Digital reached out to AFRICOM for more details but did not immediately hear back.TRUMP TROOP CUTS IN EUROPE COULD BE BLOCKED BY CONGRESS -- HERE'S HOW HE MIGHT GET AROUND IT U.S. and Moroccan military forces participate in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, on May 31, 2024. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)The war games exercise, known as African Lion, started in April and runs across four countries, including Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. It is scheduled to end in early May.African Lion is the U.S. military’s largest annual exercise in Africa, bringing together senior commanders from the United States and key
Two US service members reported missing in Morocco, officials say
23 minutes agoGrace Eliza GoodwinUniversal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe surroundings of Tan Tan, Morocco, which is near where the Americans went missingTwo US service members have gone missing during military exercises in Morocco, the US African Command (Africom) said on Sunday.The missing Americans were participating in African Lion 2026, an annual joint exercise designed to strengthen operations between US forces, Nato allies, and African nations. They were reported missing on Saturday near the Cap Draa Training Area, which is near the city of Tan Tan in Morocco, Africom said. A search and rescue mission involving ground, air, and maritime resources from the US, Morocco and other countries is underway for the service members, officials said.
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