Marines


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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MARFORRES Marines Participate in Close Air Support Exercise
Sgt. Melvin Ortega (left) and Cpl. Thomas Brown (right), Joint Fire Observers (JFO) with Marine Forces Reserve, conduct a simulation fire mission during Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training as a part of a Close Air Support Exercise (CASEX) at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Feb. 26, 2021. JFOs help integrate both air-to-surface fire and surface-to-surface fire by providing six to ten-digit grid coordinates to Joint Terminal Attack Controllers.

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ashley Corbo |  VIRIN: 210302-M-NG596-1004.JPG