Marines


SPMAGTF-SC 20

Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Southern Command - 2020

 

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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. 

 

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Peleliu Marine Connects Past to Present
Sgt. Chaz Arurang, a supply administration and operations specialist with 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, whose daily task is the coordination, tracking and supply of aviation resources throughout the wing, finds his home aboard Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Peleliu, Arurang’s native home island in the western pacific, is where one of the most ferocious and hardest fought battles by U.S. Marines took place during World War II. The 73-day long conflict resulted in the highest number of casualties of any amphibious assault in military history.

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Photo by: Sgt. Adwin Esters |  VIRIN: 150916-M-JL916-011.JPG