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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

CENTAM Guardian Phase II: 4th CAG Airport Assessment

U.S. Marines with 4th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Air Surveillance Police officers stand for a photo during an assessment as part of CENTAM Guardian Phase II at San Jose Mineta International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica, June 10, 2024. Civil affairs assessments consist of collecting data on areas effected by humanitarian aid or desaster relief in order to pass accurate information on to the proper organizations. Exercise CENTAM Guardian 24 Phase II, an annual, multinational exercise designed to build humanitarian assistance/disaster response functional capacity, 3-14 June, is taking place in various locations throughout Costa Rica. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett)

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