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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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3rd ANGLICO Marine takes top honors in Quantico

Gen. Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps (left), congratulates Staff Sgt. Christopher Smith, the 2015 Reserve Career Planner of the Year during the Commandant of the Marine Corps Combined Awards Ceremony, held at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 11, 2016. Smith, the career planner from 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his hard work and dedication. The ceremony also recognized superior recruiters, drill instructors, combat instructors, Marine security guards, career planners and Semper Fit male and female athletes of the year.