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Marines


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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4th Law Enforcement Battalion Marches in Blue Goose Parade

Reserve Marines assigned to Detachment Support Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion participated in the annual Blue Goose Parade on Saturday, June 3. The Blue Goose Parade is the culminating event of a three-day spring celebration between the cities of Wahpeton, North Dakota and Breckenridge, Minnesota. Detachment Support Company, based in Wahpeton, provided the Parade’s color guard, as well as two tactical vehicles, and walked the length of the parade route before staging their tactical vehicles at the Chahinkapa Zoo. The color guard, from left to right: Cpl Leeman, Sgt Karsten, Cpl Nelson, LCpl Devaney. 4th Law Enforcement Battalion (4th LEB), a subordinate unit of Force Headquarters Group (FHG), is a reserve Marine Corps military police battalion. Headquartered in St. Paul, the Battalion’s subordinate units are located in numerous other locations across the United States.

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