RILEY XANTEN II

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Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, participate in exercise Riley Xanten II, in Burwash, Ontario, Feb. 3-5, 2017. During the exercise, the Marines joined soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces to exchange knowledge and increase proficiency in cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more.

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Inspecting the Raven-B, Lance Cpl. Thomas G. Dilzer, an intelligence specialist for 1st Marine Division, prepares the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for a training flight in windy conditions. 12 Marines from various units here attended the Raven-B RQ-11 course taught by Applied Techniques Corporation for ten training days to learn the capabilities and operation procedures necessary to fly reconnaissance operations here and overseas.

Inspecting the RQ-11B, Lance Cpl. Thomas G. Dilzer, an intelligence specialist for 1st Marine Division, prepares the unmanned aerial vehicle for a training flight in windy conditions at Camp Pendleton, Calif., February 11, 2011. The RQ-11B, or Raven B, is the only UAV currently also used by the Marines of 25th Marine Regiment. A group of unmanned aerial vehicle operators and support personnel from Headquarters Company, 25th Marine Regiment and 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment ventured out into a snowy morning March 9 to conduct practice flights at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area. The flights mark the first time UAVs have been employed by the regiment.

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Tags: 25th Marines, MARFFORRES, 4th Marine Divison, UAV, 25th Marine Regiment, edwards, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | VIRIN: 110208-M-XQ158-001.JPG

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