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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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FLOTUS Attends Toys for Tots Event

First Lady of the United States Jill Biden, addresses the crowd at a Toys for Tots event at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va. Dec. 10, 2021. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program was founded in 1947 by Maj. Bill Hendricks, USMCR. Since 1947, Marine Reserve Centers throughout the country have collected new, unwrapped toys and distributed those toys to less fortunate children during the holiday season. Presently, the program distributes an average of 18 million toys to 7 million children annually. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay)
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Tags: MarForRes, FLOTUS, reserves, toys for tots, MFR, christmas
Photo by: Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay |  VIRIN: 211210-M-LD973-428.JPG
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