Body of missing American soldier found during search in Morocco

A Moroccan military search team found the body of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Virginia, along the shoreline near the Cap Draa training area around 8:55 a.m. local time, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement. (US Army Europe and Africa)

The body of one of two U.S. soldiers who went missing during a training exercise in Morocco last week was found Saturday, as U.S. and Moroccan forces continued their large-scale search for the second soldier, military officials said Sunday.

A Moroccan military search team found the body of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Virginia, along the shoreline near the Cap Draa training area around 8:55 a.m. local time, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement.

Key and another soldier went missing May 2 after apparently entering the ocean during African Lion 26, a multinational exercise led by U.S. Africa Command and involving thousands of troops from more than 40 countries.

His body was found about a mile from where the two soldiers were last seen entering the water, the USAREUR-AF statement said.

Key was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, based in Germany. He served as a platoon leader and air defense artillery officer.

“Today we mourn the loss of 1st Lt. Kendrick Key, whose remains were found in Morocco,” Brig. Gen. Curtis King, commander of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, said in the release. “Our thoughts are with his family, his friends, his teammates and all those who knew and served alongside him.”

Search operations involving more than 1,000 American and Moroccan military and civilian personnel continue to find the second missing soldier, whose name has not been released. Ground teams, aircraft, unmanned systems and maritime assets were deployed in this effort, according to USAREUR-AF.

USAREUR-AF Commander General Christopher Donahue said Moroccan forces provided considerable support during the operation.

“Our Moroccan hosts provided every asset we requested and incredible subject matter expertise, from mountaineering and diving teams to UAS operators, aircraft and maritime assets,” Donahue said.

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard also participated in the search operation. Earlier this week, troops participating in the African Lion joined search teams searching beaches and coastal areas near where the soldiers went missing.

Key earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from North Carolina Methodist University before entering the Army in 2023 through Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned as an air defense artillery officer in 2024 and subsequently trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

He joined Charlie Battery in 2025.

Lt. Col. Chris Couch, commander of the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, described Key as “a selfless and inspirational leader” dedicated to the Soldiers under his command.

Key is survived by his parents, Kendrick Key Sr. and Jihan Key, his sister, Dakota Debose-Hill, and his brother-in-law, Army Spc. James Brown.

Moroccan forces transported Key’s remains to the Moulay El Hassan military hospital in Guelmim, Morocco. Plans are underway to repatriate his remains to the United States, the statement released Sunday said.

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