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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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Partner Nations Train During Platinum Wolf 16

Lance Cpl. Ross Walters (left), military police with 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, Force Headquarter Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Lance Cpl. Wyatt Price (right), military police, with 4th LE Bn., FHG, MARFORRES, practice tactical questioning techniques during counter improvised explosive device training at exercise Platinum Wolf 2016, on Peacekeeping Training Operations Center South Base in Bujanovac, Serbia, May 10, 2016. Classes are given from various instructors to the partnering nations of Bosnia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and the United States. The purpose of the exercise is to practice peacekeeping operations and develop interoperability between nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham)