09/21/2017: U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish paratroopers practice aerial delivery of troops and cargo via a Marine KC-130J Hercules aircraft near Torrejón Air Base, Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. 08.21.2017 Video by Cpl. Jodson…
06/13/2017: U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, conduct sustainment training while forward deployed in the Middle East, April 26, 2017. SPMAGTF Marines consistently train to enhance their ability to respond to any mission they may encounter while conducting USCENTCOM’s crisis response…
06/04/2017: U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, conduct a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise in Jordan, May 8, 2017. This event supported Eager Lion 2017, a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations,…
12/22/2016: Wrapping up a six-month rotation, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) re-deployed to the United States Nov. 21, 2016. With the approval of the Government of Honduras, the unit was based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras from June-November, where they operated across the northern-tier of Central America…
08/08/2015: A U.S. Marine landing support specialist and U.S. Army Soldiers attach a 1,000-pound cargo load to an MV-22 with a single-point hook during External Cargo Lift Training conducted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force -Crisis Response-Central Command, in an undisclosed location in Southwest…
08/17/2014: The USS America is in transit to San Diego and then on to San Francisco for its official commissioning in October. In transit, the crew is training and fitting out the ship. In this slideshow, some of the many skills being learned and applied at sea are highlighted, and…
