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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

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Gunnery Sgt. Cezar Abado, a capabilities chief with Marine Forces Reserve, fireman carries another Marine during the maneuver under fire portion of the Combat Fitness Test at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Dec. 14, 2018. The CFT is an annual fitness assessment comprised of a simulated movement to contact, which is an 880-meter sprint; 2 minutes of 30-pound ammo can lifts, and a maneuver under fire, which is a timed 300-yard shuttle run of combat-related tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)