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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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Combat engineers conduct morning PT at the Sapper Leader Course
Marines with 2nd and 4th Combat Engineer Battalion and 8th Engineer Support Battalion run with Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts during a morning physical training session at the Sapper leader Course here July 25. The students in the course were put through rigorous combat training that challenged them both physically and mentally in order to gain the title "Sapper". The two-week course was the first of its kind, designed for Reserve Marines to recieve advanced training in the combat engineer military occupational specialty. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcin. Platek)