US Marine task force complete crisis response deployment during global pandemic

Credit: Sgt. Andy Martinez | Date Taken: 12/22/2020
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command complete the final iteration of the SPMAGTF-SC in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 22, 2020. The task force conducted multiple COVID-19 relief donations, subject matter expert exchanges, mobile training teams, and integrated with Joint Task Force – Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras in support of operations and exercises in the region. This iteration of the task force marks the end of the sixth consecutive year the Marines and Sailors formed SPMAGTF-SC to serve as the crisis response force assigned to U.S. Southern Command. SPMAGTF-SC worked within the Latin American and Caribbean region conducting dynamic force employment training, enhancing combined crisis response and humanitarian aid efforts in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)