2 US Service Members Missing During Exercise in Morocco

U.S., Moroccan, and partner forces involved in the multinational exercise immediately launched a search and rescue operation.
2 US Service Members Missing During Exercise in Morocco
A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces tank is driven in the Grier Labouihi region during the "African Lion 2022" military exercise, in Agadir, southern Morocco, on June 21, 2022. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images
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Two U.S. service members participating in large-scale military training operations were reported missing near the Cap Draa Training Area, outside the city of Tan Tan, Morocco, on Saturday, according to U.S. Africa Command.

U.S., Moroccan, and partner forces involved in the multinational exercise immediately launched a search and rescue operation. Officials said the effort includes ground teams, aircraft, and maritime assets working across the area.