special purpose Marine air-ground task force
special purpose Marine air-ground task force
A Marine air-ground task force organized, trained, and equipped with narrowly focused capabilities. It is designed to accomplish a specific mission, often of limited scope and duration. It may be any size, but normally it is a relatively small force--the size of a Marine expeditionary unit or smaller. Also called SPMAGTF. See also aviation combat element; combat service support element; command element; ground combat element; Marine air-ground task force; Marine expeditionary force; Marine expeditionary force (forward); Marine expeditionary unit; task force.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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special purpose Marine air-ground task force based in Spain and focused on Africa was recently increased in size from 550 to 850 Marines.
In Africa,
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) 12 exemplifies this concept by sending small training groups to partner with local militaries in an effort to indirectly blunt the spread of extremist groups across the continent.
As part of Joint Task Force (JTF) Matthew, the Honduras-based
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force arrived first on Oct.
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