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SPMAGTF-SC 20

This page archives news and photos from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command in 2020. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement.

 

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From Jun to Dec 2020, SPMAGTF-SC 20, in coordination with Partner Nations and US Government entities, forward deploys to execute opportune maritime engagements, theater security cooperation, and foreign humanitarian assistance in the SOUTHCOM AOR to increase interoperability between U.S. and select partner naval forces, build a more lethal force, and increase PN ability to export security.  BPT support limited crisis response. 

 

PHOTO GALLERY

Final Flight of UH-1N Huey for HMLA-773

Marines, sailors and members of the community attend the final flight ceremony of the UH-1N Huey helicopter for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2014. The UH-1N Huey (Left) is a twin engine, utility helicopter that first flew in April 1969. The UH-1Y Venom (Right) provides drastically improved capabilities to its predecessor in terms of range, airspeed, payload, survivability and lethality.