Despite NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s suggestion on Wednesday that the men had died during a coaching mission in Lithuania, the research work for four missing U.S. Army troops is still “ongoing.”
The four missing U.S. men were operating an armoured treatment car during a coaching exercise, according to a press release from the U.S. Army Europe and Africa on Thursday.
The U.S. Army, the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and another Ukrainian officials found the military car” submerged in a body of water” in a coaching area, according to U.S. Army Europe and Africa. ” Rescue efforts are underway by U.S. Army and Lithuanian Armed Forces and human organizations,” the U.S. Army said in Europe and Africa.
Rutte made the suggestion that the four American soldiers who are still missing had died during the training objective in a conversation with investigators on Wednesday. He continued,” We do not know the details because this is still early news.” This is truly bad news, and our emotions are with the loved ones ‘ people.
The research is ongoing for the 4 US troops who are missing from a military exercise in Lithuania, according to Allison Hart, a NATO director, following the minister general’s comments. We regret any distress over the notes made by @SecGenNATO now. He was referring to new information reports and, as a result, did not confirm the missing’s death, which is still undetermined.
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The four U.S. men, who are all members of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade, went missing during a “tactical training” goal close to Pabrada, Lithuania, according to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed the training event in a speech on X on Wednesday, saying that “four of our brave men from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division are now missing in Lithuania.” They were delivering scheduled military training. Our thoughts are with their families, their teammates, the complete unit, and people engaged in research operations. Nothing that our troops do, whether in battle or in training, is actually program. We won’t let up until our soldiers are discovered.
Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, the commander of the V Corps, thanked the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the first firefighters who “quickly came to our assistance in our search functions as recovery efforts continue in Lithuania for the four missing U.S. men.
Regardless of the flags we wear on our shoulders, Costanza continued,” It’s this kind of cooperation and assistance that exemplifies the importance of our relationship and our society.”
