Last week, 4 U.S. soldiers were missing during training at the Lithuanian training ground in Podbrod. Lithuanian and abroad military and helicopters of the Air Force and the State Border defender of Lithuania were active in the search and rescue operation. U.S. Army Europe Command reported that US and Lithuanian troops found the M88 Hercules method safety Vehicle in the water, which was moved by missing soldiers during the exercise.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence stated that after six days of search, a vehicle sunk in the swamp was pulled out.
The armored vehicle was pulled to shore at 4:40 a.m., the towing operation was completed, the Lithuanian Military Gendarmerie and the US investigators are working. – informed Dovile Shakaliene, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania. – Currently, the Lithuanian military police and U.S. investigators are working at the scene, so we cannot supply any additional information. I think we've all been relieved that the hardest work has been done, the first and hardest part of the operation.
Poland sent soldiers and equipment
Poland is besides active in the search. Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Friday that any of the Polish soldiers are taking part in the operation on the Lithuanian camp. As he reported, home officers engage in action by offering their cognition and skills. He noted that about 30 soldiers were sent to the operation, whose number could be increased if needed.
We are ready to give all possible, Polish-owned support, including dense equipment. About 15 different kinds of machines are besides available for the military task force Hercules, which was created for this operation – said the head of the MON.
No missing information
The head of the Lithuanian Defence Ministry informed that there was no fresh military information. However, she noted that specified messages would be the first to be transmitted by the American side.
Last week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reported the death of 4 American soldiers as a consequence of an incidental in Lithuania. However, NATO later corrected his statement, explaining that the deaths of the missing soldiers had not yet been confirmed and the search continued.
