Marines


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
MWSS-473 runs FARP in Marathon, Florida, in wake of Hurricane Irma
U.S. Marine bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, run a refuel line to a U.S. Army CH-47, from Bravo Company 1-111m out of Jacksonville, Florida in Marathon, Florida, Sept. 13, 2017. Marines with MWSS-473 established a forward arming and refueling point 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)