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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. 

 

PHOTO GALLERY
4th Marine Division Purple Heart Ceremony
On September 21, 2016, Marines from the Inspector-Instructor Staff of Indianapolis had the honor and privilege of presenting the Purple Heart Medal to WWII veteran, Pfc. Junior E. Howell, for wounds sustained during the Battle of Peleliu on Sept. 21, 1944. Howell is one of the last living WWII veterans to receive the Purple Heart. More than 100 friends and family members were in attendance to watch him receive the medal 72 years to the day after he was wounded in combat. (Photos courtesy of 4th Marine Division.)

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