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. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, fire mortars during training for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Diego Corcoles, left, and Cpl. Troy G. Santos, right, prepare to fire an 81 mm mortar during an adversarial force exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 3, 2024. Corcoles and Santos are both gunners, and are from Little Rock, Arkansas and Bakersfield, California, respectively. This AFX is the primary readiness-building event prior to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment’s upcoming deployment to Okinawa, Japan, in support of the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Madisyn Paschal)

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Tags: 4thmardiv, 2/23, MarForRes, Marines, MORTARS, MFRUDP25

Photo by: COMMSTRAT | VIRIN: 241203-M-QJ964-1035.JPG

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