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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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Celebrating Unity, Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Chalmette Battlefield

Volunteers reenacting as Scottish Highlanders during a color guard demonstration, Jan. 8, 2015 at the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in New Orleans. A series of living history events were held at the Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette, La., to commemorate the bicentennial of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.