Search and rescue efforts were still underway as of Monday after the two U.S. Army soldiers went missing off Morocco's southern coast over the weekend while off duty during a training exercise.

US and Moroccan forces are searching for 2 missing US service members who disappeared Saturday near Tan-Tan during the African Lion exercise.

Morocco’s Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Mohammed Berrid, held talks with US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll on Friday at the Southern Zone Headquarters.

On Friday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau kicked off the military component of his official visit to Morocco. Alongside the U.S. Ambassador to Rabat, Duke Buchan, he toured the Benguerir airbase,