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RILEY XANTEN II

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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 test their limits in exercise Nordic Frost 18
Marines with 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, prepare to fire the M240 machine gun during exercise Nordic Frost at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 19, 2018. The goal of Nordic Frost was to improve the unit’s environmental capabilities by giving them an introduction to cold weather training and testing their squad and fire team level defensive proficiency in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Samantha Schwoch/released)