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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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Sgt. Raul Sanchez, left, and Sgt. Vincent Rocha, right, both field radio operators with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, set up communication equipment during a field exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 9, 2020. The FEX provides the Marines and Sailors the opportunity to stay proficient with their equipment and refine their tactical skill sets. SPMAGTF-SC is poised to conduct crisis response, general engineering training and theater security cooperations alongside partner nation militaries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sanchez is a native of Beaverton, Oregon. Rocha is from Kansas City, Missouri. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andy O. Martinez)