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Marines attached to Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program exercises on board Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet AOR supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11). A-SPS 11 is structured to improve partner nation capabilities, interoperability and civil-military operations through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. - Marines attached to Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program exercises on board Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Fourth Fleet AOR supporting Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11). A-SPS 11 is structured to improve partner nation capabilities, interoperability and civil-military operations through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation.

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Paul Baker, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) commander, speaks with local media about Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11). The role of SCTF within A-SPS 11 is to conduct subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE’s) with partner nation military and security forces that develop and test participating regional services’ capabilities to respond to a wide variety of maritime missions. - Marine Corps Lt. Col. Paul Baker, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF) commander, speaks with local media about Amphibious Southern Partnership Station 2011 (A-SPS 11). The role of SCTF within A-SPS 11 is to conduct subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE’s) with partner nation military and security forces that develop and test participating regional services’ capabilities to respond to a wide variety of maritime missions.