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2026-05-04 Africa North

2 US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

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1 The command structure lost accountability of their troops?

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-05-04 06:36|| 2026-05-04 06:36|| Front Page Top

2 Two U.S. Service Members Missing After Military Exercises in Morocco

The service members are U.S. Army soldiers who went missing while on a hike, a U.S. defense official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to speak publicly about the issue.

“They were not actively taking part in any training. The day’s exercises had concluded, and, from our understanding, they were out on a recreational hike,” the official said.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-04 12:40|| 2026-05-04 12:40|| Front Page Top

3 There is an unconfirmed story today that they may have fallen off a cliff into the sea.

Posted by Airandee 2026-05-04 13:33|| 2026-05-04 13:33|| Front Page Top

4 @1 Likely not. If training was done for the day, they would have been free to do what they wanted. Depending on the housing arrangements they might not have been missed until that night if there was bed check. If no bed check they would have been missed at morning formation.

Posted by Chantry 2026-05-04 18:04|| 2026-05-04 18:04|| Front Page Top

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