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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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6th ESB puts engineering skills to the test at exercise Red Dagger

Pfc. Jacob D. Mays (right), a combat engineer with Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Cpl. Sean P. Good (left), a communications corporal with 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, British army, help build a defensive obstacle during exercise Red Dagger at Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn., June 13, 2016. Combat engineers enhance a force’s momentum by physically shaping the battle space to enhance a unit’s use of space and time while denying the enemy unencumbered movement. Exercise Red Dagger is a bilateral training exercise that gives Marines an opportunity to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures as well as build working relationships with their British counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones/Released)