{"id":48481,"date":"2025-03-26T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/03\/26\/4-us-soldiers-missing-from-training-area-in-lithuania\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:39:35","slug":"4-us-soldiers-missing-from-training-area-in-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/03\/26\/4-us-soldiers-missing-from-training-area-in-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery of missing soldiers underway at training site in Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. and Lithuanian personnel were still working Thursday to recover four missing U.S. soldiers whose Hercules armored vehicle was found submerged in a body of water at a training site in Lithuania on Wednesday, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers, all part of 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, have been missing since early Tuesday, when they were conducting a maintenance mission to recover another Army vehicle during a training exercise, according to U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The training site is the General Silvestras \u017dukauskas Training Area near Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Search and recovery efforts have continued without pause since the soldiers were reported missing, the Army said in a statement Thursday. The initial search included military helicopters, Lithuanian diving teams and hundreds of U.S. and Lithuanian soldiers and law enforcement officers looking through thick forests and swampy terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, personnel are focusing on the area where the armored vehicle was found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are leveraging every available U.S. and Lithuanian asset to coordinate for and provide the required resources for this effort,\u201d U.S. Army Maj. Gen. 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Engineers were creating berms to establish a contained area, from which water and mud could be dredged away to better stabilize the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"896\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250327-A-ZZ201-1001.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250327-A-ZZ201-1001.jpg.jpg 504w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/250327-A-ZZ201-1001.jpg.jpg?resize=169,300 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. and Lithuanian personnel conduct recovery efforts March 27 in the search and recovery of four missing U.S. Army soldiers and their M88 armored vehicle near Pabrad\u0117, Lithuania. (U.S. Army Europe and Africa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDue to the terrain, this is an incredibly complex engineering effort. The team on the ground is working to remove enough water and mud for rescue teams to safely reach, stabilize, and access the vehicle,\u201d Maj. Robin Bruce, 1st Armored Division Engineer, said in a statement. \u201cThe team is exploring every available option to speed up this process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families of the soldiers are being updated about the recovery efforts, the Army said. The service has not yet released the names of the four troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO on Wednesday clarified comments Secretary-General Mark Rutte made earlier that day, when he suggested the soldiers had died, even though the U.S. Army said their fate was not yet confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe search is ongoing,\u201d NATO said in a statement posted on X. \u201cWe regret any confusion about remarks @SecGenNATO delivered on this today. 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