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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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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard Anderson observes Reserve Marines’ training for upcoming deployment
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, Duluth, Minnesota native, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, greets leadership with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 2, 2024. Anderson met with leadership to discuss the unit’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. This marks the first time since 2020 an entire Reserve infantry battalion has been activated to support the UDP. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)

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