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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

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NEW ORLEANS – Lance Cpl. Jose Castilla and Sgt. Christina Berberena raise the national ensign for the first time aboard Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans prior to the dedication ceremony of the Joseph J. McCarthy Building June 27. The more than 400,000 square-foot building was named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Joseph J. McCarthy and is the new headquarters for Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North.

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Photo by: Cpl. Jad Sleiman |  VIRIN: 110627-M-0000S-008.jpg