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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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Train like we fight: Reserve Marines and Sailors take part in simulated training

Navy Capt. Michael L. Reineke (left), commanding officer of Exercise Global Medic, provides distinguished visitors with an overview of the training the Marines and Navy personnel have been participating in throughout the course of the exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 19, 2016. The distinguished visitors included Dennis Biddick (second from the left), deputy assistant secretary of the Navy Reserve Affairs, Rear Adm. Christina M. Alavarado (second from right), commander, reserve component expeditionary medicine, and Dr. Andrew Jones (right), director of the Navy Total Force Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens/Released)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Melissa Martens |  VIRIN: 160823-M-CK972-011.JPG