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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

Forward Arming and Refueling Point Operations during Sentinel Edge 2019

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Evan Zink, a radio operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks on a radio system during a Forward Arming Refueling Point operation at Cold Lake Air Weapons Range, Alberta, Canada, June 18, 2019, in support of Sentinel Edge 19. Exercises like SE19 ensure MARFORRES is a proficient force, ready for world-wide deployment at any given time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)