US Army Confirms 3 of the 4 Missing Soldiers in Lithuania Are Dead

The U.S. Soldiers deployed for a NATO mission were discovered in a submerged recovery vehicle, while the search continues for the fourth missing soldier.

U.S. Army soldiers from the First Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, along with Lithuanian army and emergency services personnel, assemble a water pump during recovery efforts for four U.S. soldiers in a U.S. Army M88 Hercules submerged under several meters of water in a swamp near a training area near Pabadre, Lithuania, on March 27, 2025. Christopher Saunders/U.S. Army via AP

Three U.S. Army soldiers were found dead in Lithuania following a days-long multinational effort to recover their armored vehicle from a peat bog, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Public Affairs office announced on March 31.

The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, and were deployed as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a U.S.-led mission supporting NATO allies.