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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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Task force Marines deploying to Latin America conduct small boat training
Cpl. Andrew McDonald, right, guides Lance Cpl. Vance Miller, left, both combat engineers with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, during a heavy equipment training exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 13, 2020. These training events assist the Marines and Sailors when working alongside partner nations in Latin America and the Caribbean with crisis response preparedness, security cooperation training, and engineering projects. McDonald is a native of Dallas, Oregon. Miller is a native of Salem, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)