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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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MWSS-473 conduct FARP operation at Maple Flag 50

COLD LAKE, AB, CANADA – Combat Engineer Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, place a length of concertina wire to construct a triple standard concertina fence around their forward arming and refueling point at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake during exercise Maple Flag 50, June 1, 2017. MWSS-473 is providing real world refueling support to Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147 Chinook and CH-146 Griffon type model series during exercise Maple Flag 50. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)