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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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Cpl. Jonathon Duong, a landing support specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, conducts radio watch during a command post exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 6, 2020. Duong stood his radio watch under the cover of foliage while it rained. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-SC use the training opportunity of the CPX to both show their capabilities in a controlled environment and prepare for the upcoming mission. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation, and general engineering training alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Duong is a native of San Francisco, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)