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Marines


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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Selfless Sacrifice

Sgt. Maj. Steven Battista, former Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment Inspector Instructor, presents the American flag to Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt’s wife. Wyatt, who was a field artillery operations man with Battery M, was laid to rest at the Chattanooga National Cemetery, July 24, 2015. Wyatt is one of five service members who died when a gunman attacked the Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on July 16, 2015. Family and community members joined the Marines to honor Wyatt for making the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

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