Four U.S. soldiers still missing in Lithuania

• All four hail from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Stewart, Georgia and were "conducting scheduled tactical training at the time of the incident," the U.S. Army said Wednesday.
• The U.S. Army, Lithuanian Armed Forces, and Lithuanian law enforcement are all participating in search and rescue efforts.

Driving the news: The Hercules armored vehicle that the four U.S. soldiers were in during the training exercise had been found submerged in a body of water, the U.S. Army said Wednesday.

• Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė expressed her support for rescue efforts on X Thursday, writing: "People working round the clock. Everybody remains on standby, ready to provide emergency medical support."

Zoom out: Lithuania, a member of NATO, regularly hosts U.S. troops.

• The four U.S. soldiers were part of a rotation to Europe under Operation Atlantic Resolve, U.S. Army Europe and Africa spokesperson Maj. Nicholas Chopp told Axios.
• The operation was launched in 2014 to bolster U.S. commitment to NATO in the wake of Russia's invasion of Crimea.

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