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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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4th Combat Engineer battalion wins Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award for second year in a row

Marines from the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion receive the 2014 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes. The DoD RFRA program was established in 2000 to recognize the top unit in each Reserve component that demonstrated outstanding family readiness in support of superior mission readiness.