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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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MARFORRES Celebrates 244th U.S. Navy Birthday

Petty Officer 3rd Class Trista Nyhuis, a religious program specialist with Headquarters Battalion and the ceremony’s junior Sailor, cuts into the ceremonial birthday cake at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors across 160 Home Training Centers supporting MARFORRES’s mission to keep our honor clean as a Reserve force that’s ready to fight and win our nation’s battles. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)