Identifying Mariyah Collington: Key Facts About the US Soldier Found in Morocco
Who was Mariyah Collington? 5 things to know about 2nd US Army soldier whose remains were found in Morocco
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Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, a 19-year-old soldier from Tavares, Florida, was recently found deceased in Morocco after a multinational search. She served in the U.S. Army as part of the air and missile defense unit and was involved in the African Lion military exercise when she went missing.
- 01Mariyah Collington was a 19-year-old U.S. Army soldier from Tavares, Florida.
- 02Her remains were found during a search operation after she went missing in Morocco.
- 03Collington served in the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command.
- 04She entered active duty in 2024 and was promoted to specialist in May 2026.
- 05Her recovery followed the discovery of another soldier's remains, ending the search for both.
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Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, a 19-year-old soldier from Tavares, Florida, was confirmed deceased after her remains were recovered in Morocco on May 13, 2023. Collington was part of the U.S. Army's air and missile defense unit and had been participating in the African Lion military exercise when she went missing on May 2. Her body was transported to the morgue of Moulay El Hassan Military Hospital in Guelmim, Morocco, by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. Brig. Gen. Curtis King, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, expressed condolences, stating that her loss is profound for the community. Collington had entered the Regular Army’s Delayed Entry Program in 2023 and began active duty in 2024, completing training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. She was promoted to specialist on May 1, 2026, and received the Army Service Ribbon. Her remains were found shortly after those of another soldier, 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., who also went missing during the same exercise, marking the end of a search operation that involved over 1,000 personnel from the U.S. and Morocco.
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