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)

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South continues to build on the Marine Corps’ legacy and contributions to the Latin America and Caribbean region. Marines are continuously planning, coordinating, and implementing the involvement of Marine Forces in exercises and activities in support of U.S. Southern Command’s lines of effort. Their first line of effort is Strengthening Partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Daniel A. Barriospirela)

On behalf of the Marines, Sailors and civilians from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South we welcome you and your family to the team. Our unit is located in U.S. Army Garrison–Miami and we are a component command of U.S. Southern Command. This video highlights key locations in the compound to offer incoming personnel a view of USAG Miami for their situational awareness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Daniel A. Barrios)

Department of Defense and Department of State joined forces in an unprecedented global effort to bring home U.S. citizens in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. military members from the Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps have played a key role in the logistical coordination required to help U.S citizens with speed and tenacity during a crisis. As of April 9, 2020, the U.S. Mission in Peru has repatriated more than 6,800 citizens — the highest number among 97 diplomatic missions, which together have brought over 52,000 Americans home. Air Force Col. Schilling is a native of Detroit, Michigan. U.S. Marine Maj Armando Daviu is a native of Glendale, California. Army Capt. Joseph Reppert is a native of Bridgeport, West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Carlos Jimenez)