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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. 

 

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jenna Bentle, a hospital corpsman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, is part of the task force’s medical team assisting in the prevention of COVID-19 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The SPMAGTF-SC medical team ensured that the service members of the task force are screened for the appropriate symptoms and continue to follow virus prevention guidelines during training events. The task force trains to deploy to Latin America and the Caribbean to help with crisis response training and operations within the region. Bentle is a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)