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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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Lt. General Richard P. Mills celebrates Lundi Gras 2015

Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, passes out a Marine Corps lanyard to a citizen celebrating at the Zulu Lundi Gras Festival in downtown New Orleans, Feb. 16, 2015. Mills was joined by Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, sergeant major of MARFORRES, Mr. Gregg T. Habel, executive director of MARFORRES, and his family, to show the military’s continuing support to the city of New Orleans and to celebrate Mardi Gras.