US Marine task force prepares for crisis response deployment in the Caribbean
Sunday, June 28, 2020 8 Comments
CAMP LEJEUNE (CMC) — The United States Marines says marines and sailors assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) held an opening ceremony on Friday at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to officially kick off their crisis response deployment in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The ceremony marked the sixth consecutive year the SPMAGTF-SC will serve as the crisis response force assigned to the Miami-based US Southern Command.
“The task force is prepared and postured to deploy to the Latin American and the Caribbean region to work alongside partner nation militaries, enhancing combined crisis response efforts,†said the US Marines in a statement. “The SPMAGTF-SC completed all pre-deployment training while implementing personnel safety and social distancing during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.â€
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