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Marines


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

Marine Forces Reserve Honors Maj. Daniel Carmick

Colonel Derrick Heyl, Commanding Cfficer of Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, and Sergeant Major Michael J. Rowan, Sergeant Major of Headquarters Battalion, salute Major Daniel Carmick at his final resting place at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 here, Nov. 9, 2016. The Marine Corps visits Carmick’s gravesite annually to conduct a wreath laying ceremony and commemorate his heroic actions. Carmick led Marines during the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, helping to repel the British forces attempting to take the city. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham/released)

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Photo by: Sgt. Sara Graham  |  VIRIN: 161109-M-MH863-831.JPG