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HURRICANE IRMA

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U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, did their part following the storm conducting refueling and resupply missions to Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma to aid and assist the affected areas of the Florida Keys, beginning on Sept. 10, 2017.

 

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Task force Marines conduct certification exercise prior to Latin America deployment
Sgt. Justin Cortez, a civil affairs specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, listens to an area of operations brief during a certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 21, 2020. The CERTEX is the culmination exercise that will test the training and readiness of the Marines and Sailors of the SPMAGTF-SC for certification to deploy. Once certified, the SPMAGTF-SC will be ready to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation training and general engineering projects alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cortez is a native of Miami, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)
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Marine Forces Reserve units contribute to hurricane relief efforts
As states across the southeast began to deal with the blow of Hurricane Irma, which destroyed homes and left millions without power, Americans once again proved their ability to come together in the...