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Archive: May, 2019

Hard work pays off: SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 Marine awarded Marine of the Year

MORON AIR BASE, Spain – In the evening of May 20, 2019, Sgt. Jose Araya, an imagery analysis specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, was awarded the Moron Chapter and U.S. Navy League Marine of the Year, at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, Spain. The award is presented annually to a Marine who encompasses not just the “whole Marine concept,” but also admirable traits outside of uniform.

Lone Paratrooper: SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 supports multinational aerial delivery exercise

LEON, Spain – Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, supported exercise Lone Paratrooper with a KC-130J Super Hercules and aerial-delivery Marines at Leon Air Base, Spain, May 6-8, 2019. Lone Paratrooper is a multinational exercise hosted by the Spanish Armed Forces to improve training tactics, exchange knowledge, and build relationships among allied and partner nations. During the exercise, members from Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Brazil, and, the United States came together to exercise aerial-delivery tactics. Hundreds of jumpers and three aircraft participated in the training evolution.