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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

Honoring the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps

A rifle team of Marines from Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, perform a 21-gun salute at the gravesite of Gen. Robert H. Barrow, 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, during a wreath laying ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church of West Feliciana in St. Francisville, La., Nov. 10, 2018. The Marines performed a 21-gun salute to honor Barrow’s service to the Marine Corps and the country. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melany Vasquez/Released)