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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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Dewitt Stern Group Inc. hosts toy drive in support of Toys for Tots

Sgt. Major Patrick L. Kimble (left), Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North Sergeant Major, Steve Pincus (center-left), Dewitt Stern Group Inc. Senior Manager Partner, Lt. Gen. Rex C. McMillian (center), commander of MARFORRES and MARFORNORTH, Jolyon F. Stern (center-right), President of Dewitt Stern Group Inc. and Marines with 6th Communication Battalion, Force Headquarters Group, pose for a photo during the Dewitt Stern Group Toys for Tots drive and holiday party at the Vanderbilt Suites in New York, Dec. 8, 2017. This is the first year the Dewitt Stern Group hosted a toys drive in support of Marine Forces Reserve Toys for Tots program. The mission of the program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during Oct., Nov. and Dec. each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less-fortunate children. This is the 70th anniversary season of Toys for Tots. Since its inception in 1947, the nationwide Marine Corps Reserve sponsored program has collected and distributed more than 570 million toys. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Ferro/published)