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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

Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans, hands the key to the city to Rex, the King of Carnival, during the Zulu Lundi Gras Festival in downtown New Orleans, Feb. 16, 2015. Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Spadaro, sergeant major of MARFORRES, and Gregg T. Habel, executive director of MARFORRES, attended the event, greeted crowds and continued to show the military’s ongoing support to the New Orleans community.