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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

Gen. John A. Lejeune statue unveiled at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans

U.S. Marine pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, and Phyllis Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor Enterprises L.L.C. and Chairman of the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation during an unveiling ceremony for a statue of Gen. John A. Lejeune at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023. Phyllis Taylor and her late husband, Patric F. Taylor, have been long-time loyal, dedicated and faithful supporters of the United States Marine Corps, donating multiple statues of Gen. Lejeune around the Corps. Taylor continues to support the Marine Corps through donations and contributions and was named the 76th Honorary Marine in 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Pysher)