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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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Another Day: Service members continue to provide dental, optometry care to the Puerto Rican communities

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael Cabassa, a general dentist with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, conducts a tooth extraction on a patient at Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2019, during Innovative Readiness Training Puerto Rico. IRT Puerto Rico is also called Ola de Esperanza Sanadora, which translates to Healing Wave of Hope. MARFORRES is participating in IRT Puerto Rico 2019 in order to maintain military readiness while strengthening alliances with community partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)