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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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Marines with 1/23 conduct AAC
Maj. Gen. Burke Whitman (left), commanding general of 4th Marine Division, and Col. Steven White (right), commanding officer of 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th MARDIV, observe unit leaders discuss tactics and maneuvers for the final exercise of 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th MARDIV, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 15, 2018. ITX 4-18 provides Marine Air-Ground Task Force elements an opportunity to undergo service-level competency assessments so that they can seamlessly integrate with active duty Marines in the event of a crises that requires a rapid response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dallas Johnson/Released)