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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 FARP operations in wake of Hurricane Irma

Col. Charles J. Moses, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, walks toward a Marine Corps KC-130 from Marine Aerial Refuel Transport Squadron 234, 4th MAW, which delivered supplies to The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport, at Marathon, Fla. Sept. 14, 2017. Marines of VMGR-234 delivered fuel, equipment, food and water to a forward arming and refueling point established by Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, 4th MAW, MARFORRES, to provide support of search and rescue operations in wake of Hurricane Irma.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Niles Lee/Released)