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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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Marine recieves Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer of the Year

Sgt. Joshua F. Stark, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, commander of Marine Forces Reserve, for displaying exceptional leadership qualities and initiative that earned him Reserve Component Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, while attending Integrated Training Exercise 4-16 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 19, 2016. During the annual training period, the Marines train to perfect their techniques, tactics and procedures to ensure they are ready to deploy worldwide.

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