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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. 

 

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U.S. Marines with MWSS-471 conduct a physical training test at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Zach Musolf, right, an aircraft rescue and firefighting crash chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, finishes a physical training test at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Canada, June 14, 2019, in support of Sentinel Edge 19. Each portion of the test simulated tasks that every Reserve Marine with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting would be expected to complete in a timely manner if an accident were to occur in an airfield. Reserve Marines with MAG-41 conducted the test to maintain job proficiency and ensure deployment readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)