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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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Marine Forces Reserve welcomes new 4th Marine Division commanding general

A New Orleans Color Guard walk the colors after a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, April 7, 2017. The ceremony was held to relieve Brig. Gen. Paul K. Lebidine of command and to introduce Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman as the new commander. Whitman assumes leadership of the largest division command in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Niles Lee)