During the second-ever deployment of a Marine Corps crisis-response force to U.S. Central Command, the unit's main focus was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, according to the commanding officer. Col. Jay Bargeron, who was the commanding officer of the special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), from mid-April through mid-October, told reporters during a Dec. 2 roundtable at the Pentagon that supporting OIR was his top priority. "That involved providing support, both security forces and other logistics support to...
