RME1D463–U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 conduct a beach assault with Peruvian marines after disembark
RMHF29CK–Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South conduct less than lethal training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2014. The course consisted of crowd dispersal techniques, riot control formations and weapons handling. The training was only a portion of the Marines' preparation to join the Sailors aboard the future USS AMERICA on her transit around the South American continent. Through partner-nation port visits, key leader engagements and security cooperation activities, Sailors and Marines will demonstrate the flexibility, utility and unparalleled exp
RF2KCCD4W–U.S. Marine carries the receiver of a .50 caliber machine gun as he trudges through snow.
RMP56RXG–Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command stand at attention awaiting orders from the commander of troops during the unit's opening ceremony aboard Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 11, 2018, June 11, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC will conduct security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America during their deployment. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of a hurricane or other emergency in the region. (U.S. Marin
RM2GFAADY–Kabul, Afghanistan. 24th Aug, 2021. A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response team assists Afghan refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Operation Allies Refuge August 24, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News
RF2GF4F4J–A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command shows his video camera to children awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. The U.S. is assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnell)
RM2EWKJPN–U. S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, fire a
RF2M116YW–A V-22 Osprey takes off during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration at the 2022 Miramar Airshow in San Diego, California.
RMMKRWPH–Brigadier Gen. Helen S. Pratt, the 4th Marine Logistics Group commander, greets Colombian Lt. Col. Erick Del Rio, the deputy commander of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, during her visit to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 6, 2018, May 6, 2018. The SPMAGTF is preparing to deploy to Central and South America in June to conduct tailored training and engineering projects alongside security forces in these regions, and will be on standby to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Fran
RMPCH3MT–ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 30, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jesse Seagrave watches as an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Air-Ground Task Force, II Marine Expeditionary Forces, as it lifts off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15). The Ponce air department has overseen more than 39,000 safe landings and launches from the warship over the past 40. Ponce will be decommissioned in 2012.
RM2ABRB9C–SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras (Oct. 4, 2016) Sgt. Major Wesley L. Schaffer (right), Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command Sgt Major, Albert Gembara (center), U.S Agency for International Development/Office of U.S Foreign Disaster Assistance humanitarian assistance advisor and Col. Thomas E. Prentice (left), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) commanding officer speak prior to embarking aboard CH-53E Super Stallion and depart to Grand Cayman Island at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The SPMAGTF-SC is part of U.S southern Command response team staged
RFKCNKRR–MV-22C Osprey assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa
RM2GG2YBM–Kabul, Afghanistan. 28th Aug, 2021. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command provide security at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Photo by 1st Lt. Mark Andries/USMC/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B14NCX–U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and local children paint benches at the Pio IX Orphanage in Catania, Sicily, Italy, June 20, 2019. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 volunteered to assist an orphanage in the city of Catania with renovations by painting, moving, and cleaning their building. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Mark E. Morrow Jr.)
RM2M5BBFR–A U.S. Marine with Aviation Ground Support Detachment, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, operates a John Deere 250 GR Hydraulic Excavator at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 18, 2022. Due to erosion and routine use, periodic maintenance is required on the SELF to ensure the subgrade underneath the AM-2 aluminum matting remains within safety criteria.
RM2GF3X8R–U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla)
RM2E76NMP–Members of the U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 24 carry out a sea landing exercise at the port of Ancon, north of Lima, during the Southern Exchange and Partnership of the Americas (SE/POA 10) military exercise, July 19, 2010. The Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2010 (A-SPS 10) and USS New Orleans (LPD-18) participated in the military exercise. Service members from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay were deployed with the USS New Orleans in order to facilitate interaction between their navies and the U.S. Navy. REUT
RM2KAA41T–USMC F/A-18C from VMFA-232 makes a pass during a MAGTF demonstration aboard MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California
RM2GF5WX3–A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) calms an infant during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2021. US service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan.Mandatory Credit: Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps via CNP/MediaPunch
RME1JYDB–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SP-MAGTF) Crisis Response provide security while an MV-22B Ospr
RMHF2WT0–An MV-22 Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and a Spanish Army helicopter with Bhelma IV land during a bi-lateral training exercise near Sevilla, Spain, Feb. 4, 2015. U.S. Marines flew side- by- side with Spanish pilots to build a stronger working relationship between their crews and create a better understanding of the capabilities of the two NATO forces aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released) NATO Pilots Share the Skies 150204-M-BZ307-118
RF2KCCATE–U.S. Marine aims an M14 service rifle down range.
RMP56TNA–A multinational color guard comprised of Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command and a Honduran Army soldier present colors during an opening ceremony on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to mark the beginning of SPMAGTF-SC deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean, June 11, 2018, June 11, 2018. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC will conduct security cooperation training and engineering projects alongside partner nation military forces in Central and South America during their deployment. The unit is also on standby to provide humanitarian assistance an
RM2GFAAEW–Kabul, Afghanistan. 24th Aug, 2021. A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response team shakes hands with a child wearing his helmet at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Operation Allies Refuge August 24, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News
RF2GF4F4H–A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command hands a helmet to a child awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. The U.S. is assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnellvia American PhotoArchive/Alamy)
RM2GF4X8W–A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) calms an infant during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2021. US service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Mandatory Credit: Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps via CNP
RF2M116M7–Two aircrew members sit on the back of a KC-130 Hercules Tanker after participating in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration at the 2
RF2GH1WT6–Multinational service members board a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Afric
RMP3C468–Marines assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) perform combat marksmanship shooting exercises on the flight deck. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges.
RM2BEXPK8–SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras (Oct. 4, 2016) Sgt. Major Wesley L. Schaffer (right), Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command Sgt Major, Albert Gembara (center), U.S Agency for International Development/Office of U.S Foreign Disaster Assistance humanitarian assistance advisor and Col. Thomas E. Prentice (left), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) commanding officer speak prior to embarking aboard CH-53E Super Stallion and depart to Grand Cayman Island at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The SPMAGTF-SC is part of U.S southern Command response team staged
RMTAG8X2–An AH-1W Super Cobra is parked on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD) 21, May 19, 2019. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force in transit to New York City. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adrian A. Delgado)
RM2GEW2AG–Kabul, Afghanistan. 21st Aug, 2021. U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/USMC/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B14FGM–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregory Ybarra, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, provides cover fire for Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training mission as part of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-17 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 17, 2017. ITX is a combined-arms training exercise enabling Marines across 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to operate as an aviation combat element integrated with ground and logistics combat elements as a Marine air-ground task force.
RM2M5BBFX–A U.S. Marine with Aviation Ground Support Detachment, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, operates a John Deere 250 GR Hydraulic Excavator at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 18, 2022. Due to erosion and routine use, periodic maintenance is required on the SELF to ensure the subgrade underneath the AM-2 aluminum matting remains within safety criteria.
RM2GG01HD–A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) provides assistance during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz).
RM2D2PBHG–Members of the U.S. Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 24 carry out a sea landing exercise at the port of Ancon, north of Lima, during the Southern Exchange and Partnership of the Americas (SE/POA 10) military exercise, July 19, 2010. The Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station 2010 (A-SPS 10) and USS New Orleans (LPD-18) participated in the military exercise. Service members from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay were deployed with the USS New Orleans in order to facilitate interaction between their navies and the U.S. Navy. REUT
RM2KAA41K–USMC F/A-18C from VMFA-232 makes a pass during a MAGTF demonstration aboard MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California
RM2GFG183–A United States Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) escorts a kid to his family during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 24, 2021. US service members and coalition forces are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. Mandatory Credit: Victor Mancilla/US Marine Corps via CNP /MediaPunch
RMFTEG39–A reconnaissance rubber craft travels towards shore carrying U.S. and Gabonese Marines during an amphibious-landing exercise at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon, Sept. 1, 2014. Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa is conducting a joint training engagement in Gabon as part of Africa Partnership Station 14, a maritime-security exercise with international partners along the west coast of Africa led by U.S. Naval Forces Africa. (Courtesy photo by Pfc. Sean O’Connor)
RMM3XEB1–Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 5 talk with Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 4, 2018, as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 2-18. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. William Chockey)
RF2KCCNBM–U.S. Marines participate in the riot control.
RMDDE2RG–US Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct a formation flight August 22, 2013 over Spain.
RF2GF4F4F–A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command hands a helmet to a child awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2021. The U.S. is assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Marnellvia American PhotoArchive/Alamy)
RM2GFBEA3–Kabul, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. A United States Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command provides water to families during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 22, 2021. US service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Mandatory Credit: Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps via CNP
RF2M116T9–A KC-130 Hercules Tanker takes off to participate in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration at the 2022 Miramar Airshow in San Diego,
RMP3C470–SEA (Dec. 1, 2009) – Marines assigned to Fox Co., 2nd Ba., 9th Marines, currently deployed with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) perform Combat Marksmanship shooting exercises on the flight deck. Wasp is currently deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphib with Destroyer Squadron 40 and embarked Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force. Southern Partnership Station is part of the Partnership of the Americas Maritime Strategy that focuses on building interoperability and cooperation in the region to meet common challenges.
RM2GF6BAM–U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla)
RM2GG2YBK–Kabul, Afghanistan. 28th Aug, 2021. A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) gives a high five to a child at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/USMC/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B14GK6–UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks with Marines and Sailors of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command while in the Middle East Dec. 21, 2017. Neller spoke about his priorities for 2018, leadership, readiness, and the future of the Marine Corps. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a self-sustaining expeditionary unit, designed to provide a range of crisis response capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Phillip Elgie)
RM2M5BBFT–A U.S. Marine Corps CS-563D AW Vibratory Single Drum Compactor with Aviation Ground Support Detachment, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, sits at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 18, 2022. Due to erosion and routine use, periodic maintenance is required on the SELF to ensure the subgrade underneath the AM-2 aluminum matting remains within safety criteria.
RM2GG01KT–A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) lifts an evacuee during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz).
RM2D4GKFA–The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers (C) talks to a U.S. military member at the Marine Air Ground Task Force headquarters at Port-au-Prince's Airport, March 13, 2004. Myers is in crisis-torn Haiti for a brief visit during which he will visit U.S. troops deployed in the country as U.S. forces keep struggling to restore order in the Caribbean nation after a revolt ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte REUTERS EA
RM2KAA415–USMC F/A-18C from VMFA-232 makes a pass during a MAGTF demonstration aboard MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California
RMFTEG7F–140911-M-MC123-001 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (Sept. 10, 2014) LCpl John Bosell, a Mohrsville, Pa., native and coxswain with Security Cooperation Team 7, from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, inflates a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft with a member of the Gabonese Marine Fusiliers aboard Gabonese Marine Nationale Naval Base. Bosell’s remarkable ability to adjust, eagerness to learn, and consistant positive attitude has had tremendous impact on training and is what earned him the title of Warrior of the Week. (Courtesy photo by Pfc. Sean O’Connor)
RMMD056X–A Marine platoon commander with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, ground combat element, and an Italian platoon commander and a company commander of the 6th Bersaglieri Regiment finalize the insertion plan for a joint field exercise, March 6, 2018, in Trapani, Italy. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rebekka S. Heite/Released)
RMDDEJPD–US Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct a formation flight August 22, 2013 over Spain.
RF2GF4F0J–U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancillavia American PhotoArchive/Alamy)
RM2GFFWN9–A United States Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) escorts a kid to his family during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 24, 2021. US service members and coalition forces are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. Mandatory Credit: Victor Mancilla/US Marine Corps via CNP
RF2KA2NBF–US Marines watch an H-53 Sea Stallion bring a vehicle to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration rehearsal at the 2022 Miramar Airshow
RM2E33XC6–Mabus visits Special Purpose – Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit
RMMARA9Y–Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa disembark MV-22 Ospreys during tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) training at Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 28, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt Britni M. Garcia Green/Released)
RM2GG2YC6–Kabul, Afghanistan. 28th Aug, 2021. A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) lifts an evacuee during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/USMC/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B14BFD–U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment dismount an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 while conducting a tactical insert during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-19 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, California, Aug. 3, 2019. ITX 5-19 is a large scale, combined-arms training exercise that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Rowe)
RM2M5BBFW–A U.S. Marine with Aviation Ground Support Detachment, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, operates a CS-563D AW Vibratory Single Drum Compactor at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 18, 2022. Due to erosion and routine use, periodic maintenance is required on the SELF to ensure the subgrade underneath the AM-2 aluminum matting remains within safety criteria.
RM2GG01HH–A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) calms a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz).
RM2D46JT5–The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers (C) talks to U.S. military personnel at the Marine Air Ground Task Force headquarters at Port-au-Prince's Airport, March 13, 2004. Myers is in crisis-torn Haiti for a brief visit during which he will visit U.S. troops deployed in the country as U.S. forces keep struggling to restore order in the Caribbean nation after a revolt ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte EA/GAC
RM2KAA41A–USMC F/A-18C from VMFA-232 makes a pass during a MAGTF demonstration aboard MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California
RMFTEBXF–140313-N-ZY039-112 DAKAR, Senegal (March 13, 2014) - U.S. Marines assigned to Special Marine Air-Ground task force Africa 14 (SPMAGTF-AF14) and civil service mariners aboard joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), secure mooring lines to bits as the ship arrives in Dakar, Senegal for a regularly scheduled port visit. Spearhead, the U.S. Navy's first-in-class joint, high-speed vessel, is on its maiden deployment supporting theater security cooperation efforts and the international collaborative capacity-building program, Africa Partnership Station, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of opera
RMM4255D–U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Company, Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, aim at their targets during a combat marksmanship program live-fire range, Jan. 23, 2018. The purpose of the training was to increase lethality, solidify warrior ethos, and shoot in a variety of conditions.
RM2GF9CN5–A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response team shows his video camera to children awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Operation Allies Refuge August 22, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RF2GF4F0F–U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancillavia American PhotoArchive/Alamy)
RF2K8B19Y–An H-53 Sea Stallion brings a vehicle to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration at the 2022 Miramar Airshow in San Diego, California.
RMPCH2K2–120722-F-MQ656-339 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Brazil, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area the during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating are participating in the biennia
RMM98CF9–U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 18.1 board a plane heading back to the U.S. ending their deployment at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 14, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Takoune H. Norasingh/Released)
RM2GG2YD6–Kabul, Afghanistan. 28th Aug, 2021. A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) calms a child during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 26, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/USMC/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B14FYX–Two U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa climb a 30-foot ladder during a fast rope exercise at Naval Station Rota, Spain, March 24, 2017. Infantry Marines maintain their fast-roping qualifications in order to remain proficient and prepare to fast rope from an aircraft as a tactical insertion method. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden)
RM2M5BBG1–A U.S. Marine Corps D6 bulldozer with Aviation Ground Support Detachment, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, sits in a recently created ditch at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 18, 2022. Due to erosion and routine use, periodic maintenance is required on the SELF to ensure the subgrade underneath the AM-2 aluminum matting remains within safety criteria.
RM2GG01M0–A Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) gives a high five to a child at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with an orderly drawdown of designated personnel in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Samuel Ruiz).
RM2KAA41F–USMC F/A-18C from VMFA-232 makes a pass during a MAGTF demonstration aboard MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California
RMFTEG7G–140911-M-MC123-002 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (Sept. 10, 2014) Lance Corporal John Bosell, a Mohrsville, Pa., native and coxswain with Security Cooperation Team 7, from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, instructs a member of the Gabonese Marine Fusiliers on Coxswain duties aboard Gabonese Marine Nationale Naval Base. SCT-7, is a detachment comprised of U.S. Marines, Sailors and U.K. Royal Marines conducting a joint training engagement in Port Gentil, Gabon as part of Africa Partnership Station 14, a maritime-security exercise with international partners along the west coast of Af
RMM42557–U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, prepare the necessary ammunition to conduct a combat marksmanship program live-fire range, Jan. 23, 2018. The purpose of the training was to increase lethality, solidify warrior ethos, and shoot in a variety of conditions.
RM2GGBW41–Kabul, Afghanistan. 26th Aug, 2021. U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response team, keep security at the Evacuation Control Center at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Operation Allies Refuge August 26, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News
RF2GF4F09–U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancillavia American PhotoArchive/Alamy)
RF2K5YA57–Miramar, California, USA - September 22, 2022: A V-22 Osprey participates in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration at the 2022 Mirama
RMPCH2K3–120722-F-MQ656-251 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 22, 2012) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Sippl, flight crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A Minigun during a live-fire combat training mission over the Pohakuloa Training Area the during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. HMLA-169 is part of the aviation combat element of special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 3. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating are participating in the biennial
RMR032GK–A CH-53E Super Stallion taxis aboard Vaernes Garrison, Norway Oct. 26, 2018 during Trident Juncture 18. Events during Trident Juncture provide the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit with opportunities to train as a Marine Air Ground Task Force in unique environment in support of partner nations. The Aircraft is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, Marine Aircraft Group 29. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gumchol Cho)
RM2GG2YFM–Kabul, Afghanistan. 28th Aug, 2021. A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, plays games with children during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 24, 2021. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/USMC/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B14BMH–Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11 Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777 Howitzer at known targets during training Aug. 9, 2018, at Mount Bundy Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. This is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and demonstrates how the marine Air-Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with international partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)
RM2M5P1Y7–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cooper Foreman, combat marksmanship coach, Marksmanship Training Unit, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, fire his M18 modular handgun system during a shooting competition hosted by the Phoenix Rod and Gun Club, Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2022. The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center base shooting team utilized Marine Corps issued M4 carbines, and M18 modular handgun system to fire and maneuver through various courses of fire.
RM2GG01M2–A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, assists with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla)
RM2KAA44N–USMC F/A-18 from VMFA-232 makes a high-speed pass at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California
RMFTEBXG–140313-N-ZY039-165 DAKAR, Senegal (March 13, 2014) - A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Marine Air-Ground task force Africa 14 (SPMAGTF-AF14), aboard joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), heaves line ashore as the ship arrives in Dakar, Senegal for a regularly scheduled port visit. Spearhead, the U.S. Navy's first-in-class joint, high-speed vessel, is on its maiden deployment supporting theater security cooperation efforts and the international collaborative capacity-building program, Africa Partnership Station, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Com
RMM4255X–U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Company, Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command conduct moving shooting drills during a combat marksmanship program live-fire range, Jan. 23, 2018. The purpose of the training was to increase lethality, solidify warrior ethos, and shoot in a variety of conditions.
RM2GG6EJ8–Kabul, Afghanistan. 26th Aug, 2021. U.S. Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response team, keep security at the Evacuation Control Center at Hamid Karzai International Airport during Operation Allies Refuge August 26, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News