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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

Marksmanship

Sgt. Patrick J. Okeefe, second from right, teaches basic marksmanship to role players during General Exercise 2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 4, 2017. The Marines conducted the final rehearsal exercise of the Marine Advisor Course in order to assess their readiness to train foreign security forces during their upcoming deployment to Central America. Okeefe is a tactics instructor with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command. The Marine Advisor Course is taught by the Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones