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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

MFR King of the Ring tournament

Marines with Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans get into a tie up during the knife fighting portion of the Marine Forces Reserve King of the Ring tournament, resulting in a tackle with ground hand-to-hand combat during the final seconds of their competition, Nov. 30, 2018. Marine Corps mixed martial arts prepares Marines to quickly take appropriate action whether it be offensively or defensively at any given moment. The MFR King of the Ring tournament is a competition that involves knife fighting, grappling and baton fighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dante J. Fries)