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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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Lance Cpl. Dezmond Gomez, a field radio operator with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, pieces together a rapid response kit for satellite communications at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2020. Marines with SPMAGTF-SC are training with satellite communications equipment to enhance their knowledge and capabilities for upcoming missions. SPMAGTF-SC will be deployed into the Southern Command area of operation to provide crisis response preparedness efforts, security cooperation training and engineering events to help strengthen relations with partner nations throughout Central and South America. Gomez is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin D. Larsen)