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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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Every-day American hero: Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Lance Cpl. Taylor Janis, a light-armored vehicle crewman with Company E, 4th Light-Armored Reconnaissance Battalion here, poses with his parents during a family day celebration with his unit, Sept. 14, 2013. Janis was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for saving an 8-year-old boy from a crashed car in March. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiffany Edwards)