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Marines


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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The youngest Marine in attendance Lance Cpl. Chad Gilbert, left, the oldest Marine in attendance Retired Staff Sergeant Mike Coon, center, and Col. Walker Field, chief of staff of Marine Forces Reserve, right, carry on the Marine Corps tradition at a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the 244th Marine Corps Birthday at Grace Episcopal Church, Saint Francisville, Louisiana Nov. 10, 2019. Retired Staff Sergeant Mike Coon is a member of the Marine Corps League Choctaw Detachment 778. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher England)