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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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Marines conduct OCD practical application at ITX 4-18

Coyote instructors with Tactical Training Exercise Control Group, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, brief Marines of Alpha Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, on the obstacle clearing detachment practical application, during Integrated Training Exercise 4-18, aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 12, 2018. The OCD training was conducted to prepare Marines for the execution of a live-fire combined arms breach in which mechanized units will detonate a 1,000 pound mine clearing charge.