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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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CLB-25 Gets Mud on the Tires
Marines with Motor Transportation Services Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 25, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, practice searching a water-fording navigation course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina Aug. 13, 2014, during exercise Heavy Metal 14. The Marines used a human chain in case the lead Marine became stuck, the others could pull him out. The lead Marine used a stick as an improvised measuring tool, to judge whether the fording area was safe for the next step.