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SPMAGTF-SC 20

Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Southern Command - 2020

 

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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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Lance Cpl. Dezmond Gomez, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, pieces together a rapid response kit for satellite communications at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2020. Marines with SPMAGTF-SC are training with satellite communications equipment to enhance their knowledge and capabilities for upcoming missions. SPMAGTF-SC will be deployed into the Southern Command area of operation to provide crisis response preparedness efforts, security cooperation training and engineering events to help strengthen relations with partner nations throughout Central and South America. Gomez is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)