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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. 

 

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Fire Support Coordination Exercise
A Bell AH-1 Super Cobra with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, provides close air support to Marines with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, MARFORRES, during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise, a training event during Integrated Training Exercise 4-17 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 26th, 2017. ITX is the largest annual Marine Forces Reserve training exercise, bringing together over 5,000 Marines from across the United States to prepare battalion and squadron-sized units for combat, under the most realistic conditions possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Imari J. Dubose/Released)