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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

Finding the connection: Inside the mind and motivations of shooting superstar Master Sgt. Julia Carlson

Master Sgt. Julia Carlson advises Lance Cpl. Troy Saur, a student at the Reserve Combat Marksmanship Coaches Course, on how to correct a shooter’s position, Oct. 24, 2014 at Weapons Training Battalion in Quantico, Va. Carlson, a marksmanship instructor and competitive shooter with the Marine Corps Reserve Shooting Team, is one of only four women in civilian and military competitive shooting history that is double-distinguished with both the rifle and pistol.