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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UNITAS 2022
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Will Jones, right, attached 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christophe Marlin Jr., left, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in support of Special Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII renders aid to a simulated casualty on a Marine during a combat casualty care drill while aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during exercise UNITAS LXIII in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 17, 2022. Practical application of tactical combat casualty care ensures Marines and Corpsmen can apply essential life saving techniques in a timely and efficient manner. UNITAS trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating navy and marine forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)

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