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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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Marine Resiliency

Sgt. Michael Sheridan, a comptroller accounting chief with Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve climbs the “stairway to heaven,” as part of a confidence course event during a field exercise at Camp Villere, Slidell, Louisiana, March 11, 2020. Marines participated in a confidence course which is designed to help build self-confidence and overcome fears both physically and mentally. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz)