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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

Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Staff Members visit MIU and MAG-49 Det B

Col. Matthew Swindle, commanding officer of the Marine Innovation Unit (MIU) engages with Frank Broomell, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand’s National Security Counsel, about the vison and potential the Marine Innovation Unit has to offer to the ongoing initiatives from the Commandant of the Marine Corps at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on Aug. 25, 2022. The MIU is a newly activated unit designed to accelerate advanced capabilities, transform Naval Service capacity for technology employment, and retain and invest in highly skilled Marines in support of Force Design 2030 and the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Devin Nathan)

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Photo by: 1st Lt. Devin Nathan |  VIRIN: 220825-M-LB019-1006.JPG