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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ARCTIC EDGE 2024: MACS-24 Marines employ AN/TPS-80
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Garcia, a generator operator with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 24, Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, performs preventative maintenance on a mobile electric power (MEP) 1070 generator at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2024, in preparation for exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24). The MEP-1070 served a crucial part in supplying power to the AN/TPS-80 (Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar) which provided task-oriented radar picture and command and control function in support of operations in an arctic environment. AE24 is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. Military's capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region. Garcia is from Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jestin Costa)

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