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RILEY XANTEN II

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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. Luis Gonzaleznieto, a combat engineer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, participates in military operations on urban terrain training during a general exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 17, 2020. MOUT training helps Marines develop small unit leadership and maintain operational readiness. The GENEX includes training events such as engineering projects and evacuation control center training scenarios that will help build the SPMAGTF-SC for their final certification exercise. These training events also provide the Marines and Sailors with real-world scenarios to prepare them for their deployment to assist partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Gonzaleznieto is a native of Portland, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)