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Marines


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Task force Marines conduct certification exercise prior to Latin America deployment
Cpl. Gennadiy Tkachuk, left, a generator mechanic, and Cpl. Justin Huxel, right, a combat engineer, both with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, deliver a generator to an evacuation control center during a certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 23, 2020. The CERTEX is the culmination exercise that will test the training and readiness of the Marines and Sailors of the SPMAGTF-SC for certification to deploy. Once certified, the SPMAGTF-SC will be ready to conduct crisis response, theater security cooperation training and general engineering projects alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Tkachuk is a native of Hillsboro, Oregon. Huxel is a native of Independence, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)