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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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MWSS-473 runs FARP in Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma
Jim Lander, a retired Navy commander, refuels his C12 airplane from a forward arming and refueling point operated by Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, before delivering supplies to people in the local area in support of rescue efforts in Marathon, Florida, Sept. 13, 2017. Marines with MWSS-473 established a FARP in Marathon to provide fuel, supplies, food and water in support of search and rescue operations in wake of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)