The U.S. military carried out renewed strikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria, where American forces recently carried out a separate operation against the group’s senior leadership.

A Moroccan military search team recovered the body of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, of Richmond, Va., along the shoreline near the Cap Draa Training Area at about 8:55 a.m. local time, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement.

A search and rescue operation is under way for two U.S. service members who went missing near a training area in Morocco, U.S. Africa Command said.

The effort currently utilizes as many as 25 flying counter-drones but has the potential to be built up into a swarm of hundreds, defense officials said.

The Army’s drone training initiative comes as African countries work to acquire and use unmanned aerial vehicles and other emerging technologies to address a host of security issues.

An airstrike in the area of the Golis Mountains targeting ISIS-Somalia took place on Sunday, while al-Shabaab was targeted about 37 miles from Mogadishu on Wednesday.

A new small-arms range opened at Chabelley Airfield, giving U.S. forces based there more chances to sharpen their aim before being deployed for combat operations, Air Force officials said.

U.S. Africa Command’s Gen. Dagvin Anderson did not elaborate on the composition of the U.S. team or what kinds of capabilities have been set up in Nigeria. The U.S. presence in the region has diminished in recent years.

The Kenya Defense Forces, in partnership with the United States, broke ground on the runway expansion at the Manda Bay airfield.

U.S. Africa Command plans to deploy robots that imitate enemy soldiers and armored vehicles for use in live-fire exercises at African Lion.