Lithuanian, Polish troops aid in ‘search and recovery’ for 4 missing US soldiers from Fort Stewart

LithuanianDefenseMinisterDovilėŠakalienėspokewithFoxNewsDigitalaboutanincidentduringatrainingexercisewithU.S.troopsinhercountryandsearchandrecoveryeffortsincoordinationwithPoland. ThePolishmilitaryhasestablishedagrouptoassisttheLithuanianArmyandU.S.ArmyinarecoveryoperationforfourU.S.ArmysoldierswhodisappearedearlyTuesdayduringatrainingexercisenearPabradė,Lithuania. Thesoldiers,basedinFortStewartinGeorgia,wereridinginanM88HerculesarmoredrecoveryvehicleonascheduledmaintenancemissiontorecoveranotherU.S.Armyvehicleinthetrainingareawhentheydisappeared,U.S.ArmyEuropeandAfricapublicaffairsinWiesbaden,Germany,confirmed. HundredsofU.S.andLithuaniansoldiersandlawenforcement,Lithuanianmilitaryhelicoptersanddiveteamsaidedintheinitialground-basedsearchthroughthethickforestsandswampyterrain. However,thesoldiershaveyettobelocated,andtheM88Herculeswasfoundsubmergedinabodyofwaterinsidethetrainingar