2 US troops reported missing amid African Lion exercise

Two U.S. service members participating in the African Lion joint military exercises were reported missing near the city of Tan Tan in southern Morocco, U.S. Africa Command and the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said on Sunday.

U.S., Moroccan and other partner forces have launched coordinated search-and-rescue operations — using ground, air and maritime assets — to find the service members who went missing near the training site of Cap Draa, the two militaries said in separate statements.

The Moroccan army said the service members went missing near a cliff.

The incident remains under investigation and the search is ongoing, they added.

African Lion is the U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise, aimed at improving interoperability among U.S. forces, NATO Allies and African partner nations.

This year’s edition runs from April 27 to May 8 across the four nations of Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.

The largest part of the drills takes place in Morocco involving approximately 5,000 personnel from over 40 countries, according to AFRICOM.

美国非洲司令部和摩洛哥皇家武装部队周日表示，两名参加“非洲雄狮”联合军事演习的美国军人在摩洛哥南部坦坦市附近失踪。

美国、摩洛哥和其他伙伴部队已展开协调搜救行动——动用地面、空中和海上力量——寻找在德拉角训练场附近失踪的军人，两国军方在各自的声明中表示。

摩洛哥军方称，这些军人在悬崖附近失踪。

他们补充说，事件仍在调查中，搜救工作仍在进行。

“非洲雄狮”是美国非洲司令部规模最大的年度联合演习，旨在提高美国军队、北约盟国和非洲伙伴国家之间的互操作性。

今年的比赛将于4月27日至5月8日在加纳、摩洛哥、塞内加尔和突尼斯四个国家举行。

据非洲司令部称，演习的大部分在摩洛哥进行，约有来自 40 多个国家的 5000 名人员参加。