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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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Reserve Marines Demonstrate Spectrum of Capabilities during Northern Strike 17

CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. –U.S. Marines from Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marines Forces Reserve, pull their combat rubber raiding craft from Lake Margrethe, at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, during exercise Northern Strike 2017, July 31, 2017. Northern Strike 2017 brought together Reserve Marine from across the country to provide realistic combined arms trainings to cover a spectrum of combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)