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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.

 

about

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

Reserve Squadron supports MARSOC training

The crew of a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter from Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys for enemy activity while providing simulated close air support for Marine Special Operations Command at Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012. HMLA-773 supported Marine Special Operations Command for three weeks, flying simulated close air supports, resupplies, casualty evacuations, battle damage assessments and aerial reconnaissance to make MARSOC’s pre-deployment training more realistic. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsa-Appiah/ Released)