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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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A day of remembrance: Where all gave some, some gave all

Cpl. Jessica Thompson and Lance Cpl. Thomas Benge, Marine Air Ground Task Force planners, G-3/5, Marine Forces Reserve, place flags at headstones at the Chalmette National Cemetery in Chalmette, La., May 22, 2015. Marines from MARFORRES volunteered Friday morning to place hundreds of flags at headstones in remembrance of Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives fighting for the country.