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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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Pushing Through the Pain

A Bosnian soldier demonstrates taser firing techniques during a non-lethal weapons class as part of exercise Platinum Wolf 2016 at Peacekeeping Operations Training Center South Base in Bujanovac, Serbia, May 13, 2016. Seven countries including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia, and the United States joined together to enhance their ability to work together and master the use on non-lethal weapons systems. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sara Graham)