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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

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, conduct squad urban fundamentals course in preparation for upcoming deployment

U.S. Marines begin to clear a building as a part of a squad urban fundamentals course during an adversary force exercise at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 5, 2024. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, conducted this range to increase proficiency in multiple forms of urban building breaches during an AFX in preparation for their upcoming deployment. This will be the first time since 2020 that a Reserve unit has been activated for a deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre |  VIRIN: 231205-M-DI173-1042.JPG