Remains of US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
More than 1,000 U.S. and Moroccan personnel are searching for the second missing soldier as recovery efforts expand into the Atlantic, officials said.
- Military recovery teams found the remains of 1st Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, May 9. Search efforts continue for the second American soldier who disappeared near Morocco's coast last weekend.
- The soldiers disappeared near the Cap Draa Training Area on the night of May 2 while off duty. Troops were hiking near oceanside cliffs when one fell, prompting a failed rescue attempt by the second.
- More than 600 personnel from the United States, Morocco, and other partners have joined the search-and-rescue operation. Teams have covered 12,000 square kilometers of sea and littoral zone, currently adding around 3,000 square kilometers daily.
- A U.S. military element remains in Morocco after the African Lion 26 exercise ended Friday to "provide command and control and continue search and rescue operations," according to the Southern European Task Force.
- Key served as an Air Defense Artillery officer assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. He earned his commission in 2024 following graduation from Officer Candidate School.
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The remains of a U.S. Army soldier who disappeared a week ago during military exercises in Morocco were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean...
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The body of one of the two missing US soldiers in southern Morocco, where they were in the framework of the international exercise "African Lion 2026", was found, announced Sunday 10 May the Moroccan army, after a week of research.
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Remains of missing soldier found off the coast of Morocco
The remains of a U.S. Army soldier who was reported missing in Southern Morocco last week have been recovered, the Army said in a statement Sunday. First Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, was found Saturday, one week after he and another soldier were reported missing. The two soldiers entered the ocean on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area during a joint military exercise. The Moroccan Army said the soldiers went missing nea…
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Remains of U.S. soldier who went missing in Morocco have been recovered
Search efforts continue for a second missing soldier.
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