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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2/24 Brings Steel Rain

Lance Cpl. Gerald Potempa (right) and Lance Cpl. Brent Madison (left), mortar men with 2/24 Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fire the 81 mm gun during a fire support coordination exercise at Camp Atterbury, Ind., April 14, 2016. The Marines coordinated with forward observers to provide suppressive fire with mortars while aviation assets, provided by air national guard units, destroyed the target.

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Tags: MarForRes, 4th Marine Division, usmc, Fire Support, MFR, 2/24 Battalion, Anti-Tank Training Co., Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Sgt. Sara Graham | VIRIN: 160414-M-MH863-914.JPG

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