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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

FLOTUS and CMFR Attend Toys for Tots Event

Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, and first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, pass out toys at a Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C., Dec. 8, 2020. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program was founded in 1947 by Maj. Bill Hendricks, USMCR. Since 1947, Marine Reserve Centers throughout the country have collected new, unwrapped toys and distributed those toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Presently, the program distributes an average of 18 million toys to 7 million children annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Ryan Schmid)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ryan Schmid |  VIRIN: 201214-M-ZZ999-100.JPG