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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

WWII Marine Repatriated to the U.S.

Wayne Bodker holds a U.S. flag that was draped over the casket of U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Frank Schmaltz at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home and Cemetery, Metairie, Louisiana, Oct. 13, 2025. The flag is a tribute of lasting importance to our service members, veterans and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Van Hoang |  VIRIN: 251013-M-VH127-1456.JPG