{"id":6029,"date":"2026-05-13T23:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:31:53","slug":"remains-of-2nd-us-soldier-who-went-missing-during-military-exercises-in-morocco-have-been-recovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6029","title":{"rendered":"Remains of 2nd US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By AKRAM OUBACHIR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) \u2014 The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the Army said Wednesday, ending a multinational search operation that deployed air, naval and artificial intelligence assets.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6027\">Former California gubernatorial hopeful Stephen Cloobeck arrested in West Hollywood<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The soldier was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington of Taveres, Fla., the U.S. military Europe and Africa said in a statement. She was 19 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoyal Moroccan Armed Forces transported the Soldier\u2019s remains by a Moroccan helicopter to the morgue of Moulay El Hassan Military Hospital in Guelmim, Morocco,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Collington served as an air and missile defense crewmember and was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said.<\/p>\n<p>Collington entered the Regular Army\u2019s Delayed Entry Program in 2023 before beginning active-duty service in 2024. She completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, as a 14P air and missile defense crewmember. She reported to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, in Ansbach, Germany, in February 2025 and was promoted to specialist on May 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Her awards and decorations include the Army Service Ribbon.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came days after the military said the remains of another soldier, 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, had been recovered. The two soldiers fell off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco. Their remains are en route to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6025\">From Luka Doncic\u2019s injury to impending free agency: Lakers face pivotal offseason<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa told The Associated Press that the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The two soldiers were reported missing May 2 after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise held in Morocco. Their disappearance triggered a search operation involving more than 1,000 U.S. and Moroccan military and civilian personnel, the SETAF-AF spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>Assets deployed during the operation included a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, thermal and ISR sensors, an unmanned underwater vehicle, side-scan sonar, a Moroccan multibeam echosounder and U.S. Coast Guard drift modeling capabilities, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>African Lion 26, is a U.S.-led exercise launched in April across four countries \u2013 Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal \u2013 with more than 7,000 personnel from over 30 nations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2012, two U.S. Marines were killed and two others injured during a helicopter crash in Morocco\u2019s southern city of Agadir while taking part in the exercises<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6023\">Doctor who helped ship take care of passengers with hantavirus is isolated in Nebraska medical unit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The soldier was identified as Spc. 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