Marines


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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Joseph A. Katz Frocking Ceremony to Brigadier General
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph A. Katz, center, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve, is pinned by family and friends during his frocking ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion. Katz was frocked to the rank of brigadier general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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