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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. Marines participate in Northern Lightning 23
U.S. Marine Capt. Benjamin Meisner, left, fixed and rotary wing frag officer with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS) 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Debra McKee, medical officer with Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 48, assess a casualty evacuation procedure as part of a simulated mission scenario during Northern Lightning 23 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 14, 2023. Northern Lightning is one of the seven Air National Guard joint accredited readiness exercises that increases military readiness by providing participating units a tactical, joint training environment to execute realistic combat training. Meisner is a native of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. McKee is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)