4 American soldiers killed after they went missing on training mission in Lithuania just miles from the border | 26 March 2025 | Four U.S. Army soldiers have died in Lithuania after they disappeared on a training site while on maneuvers just miles from the border, NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. The four soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, were last seen alive on Tuesday riding an armored vehicle during tactical training exercises at a military site near the city of Pabrade in eastern Lithuania. The base is about six miles from the border with Belarus, a staunch Russian ally. Lithuania's military has not confirmed the exact details of what happened, but local media reports that the four may have drowned after their M88A2 Hercules armored vehicle became trapped in swampy terrain.