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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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Fox Company, 4th Tank Battalion battles the cold during Winter Break 18

A Marine with Fox Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, looks forward from the gun turret of an Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank during exercise Winter Break 2018, near Camp Grayling, Michigan, Feb. 8, 2018. During training day two of Winter Break 18, Fox Co. Marines rehearsed formations, conducted advanced land navigation and terrain identification and performed preventative maintenance checks and services on their armored vehicles and equipment while increasing their operational capacity in single degree temperatures and snow covered terrain.