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RILEY XANTEN II

This page archives news and photos from Exercise RILEY-XANTEN II in 2017. It highlights deployments and training, showcasing MARFORRES operational readiness and global engagement.

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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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Marines ice fish with Alaskan natives

A sailor with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve holds an Inupiaq fishing rod as other service members dig a hole in the ice covering Kotzebue Sound, April 17. Marines and sailors used these authentic Native American ice fishing rods made out of wood to catch 3 fish, April 11, but unsuccessfully did not catch anything on the following fishing trip, April 17.