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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. Alec Pomeroy, an embarkation clerk with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, secures gear with straps during a strategic mobility exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 29, 2020. SPMAGTF-SC Marines and Sailors conducted a MOBEX to validate the unit’s ability to rapidly and effectively deploy to Latin America and the Caribbean for crisis response efforts. The MOBEX will help the task force identify any resource shortfalls required to deploy from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to U.S. Southern Command’s area of operations, and give the service members an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to rapidly deploy at a moment’s notice. Pomeroy is native of a Duvall, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)