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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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MARFORRES Religious program specialists trek through Louisiana forest to give back to community

Lt. Cmdr. Teddy Eddinger, Marine Forces Reserve deputy Force chaplain, clears brush from a forest path at the Barataria Preserve, part of Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero, La., Jan. 16, 2016. Eddinger, along with a group of volunteers from Marine Forces Reserve’s Force Chaplain’s Office, completed volunteer work at the nature preserve, which involved cleaning signs and clearing paths through the hardwood forest areas of the preserve. MARFORRES religious program specialists routinely complete community enrichment projects to give back to the local community.