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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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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, right, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, speaks to the staff noncommissioned officers of MARFORRES during a meeting at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 7, 2019. During the meeting, Bellon spoke about the importance of enforcing Marine Corps standards, challenging small unit leaders and being ready to fight near peer threats as an expeditionary force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)