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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 with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, unhook a trailer full of Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts at the McCrady Training Center, South Carolina, Sept. 18, 2018, in preparation to respond to Hurricane Florence. Marine Forces Reserve has a great deal of expertise in the area of response and recovery, gained from Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief across the globe and is part of a coordinated response poised to provide Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response efforts during Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andy O. Martinez)