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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 Corps Band New Orleans performs for New York City

Master Sgt. Billy Richardson, the Marine Forces Reserve equal opportunity advisor, sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” while performing with the Marine Corps Band New Orleans at Washington Square Park in New York, June 14, 2017. The band traveled to New York to celebrate the ending of the Marine Corps Reserve Centennial, marking the end of the hundredth year anniversary of the establishment of the Marine Corps Reserve. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)