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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MAG-41 Hot Loading Training
Ordnance Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 41 (MALS-41) load a Mark 82 General Purpose bomb onto a KC-130J Hercules aircraft attached to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, March 7, 2023. The bomb was loaded and transported to San Clemente Island Naxal Auxiliary Landing Field in support of a hot loading training. Hot loading is the process of loading and arming ordnance on an aircraft while the aircraft is on, increasing the combat effectiveness of a squadron by reducing an aircraft'ss downtime between sorties.

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Photo by: Sgt. Booker Thomas |  VIRIN: 230307-M-TE205-056.JPG