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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

Balikatan 24: Key Leader Engagement

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David J. Fennell, the commander of the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, speaks with Philippine and U.S. service members with the community health engagement team, Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, during a key leader engagement in support of Exercise Balikatan 24 in Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines, April 26, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

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Photo by: Cpl. Trent A. Henry |  VIRIN: 240426-M-FP389-2150.JPG