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Marines


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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14th Marines train with one of Corps’ deadliest rocket systems

Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve balance a rocket pod while offloading the unit from one truck to another before a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System test-fire at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., during their summer annual training exercise, “Iron Rage,” June 4, 2016. Iron Rage consisted of conducting field operations with HIMARS and testing command and control proficiency at platoon and regimental levels in conjunction with other batteries from 14th Marines in Alabama and Texas. The HIMARS is the Marine Corps’ most advanced artillery system, and 2/14 is the only battalion in the Reserve component that is trained and mission capable with HIMARS alongside 5/11, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Photo by: Cpl. Gabrielle Quire |  VIRIN: 160605-M-HX324-000.JPG