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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

New Orleans Celebrates Lundi Gras with arrival of Rex, Zulu

From the left, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Len Anderson, Commanding General of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, James Reiss III, crowned Rex, Brig. Gen. Michael McWilliams, Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, and Mr. Gregg Habel, executive director, Marine Forces Reserve, pose for a portrait aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) while venturing down the Mississippi River to begin the carnival festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 28, 2022. Reiss served 14 years in the Marine Corps, serving both as an enlisted reservist and active-duty officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brendan Mullin)

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