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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Transmitting Blood |The Valkyrie Program in San Bruno, California

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Jorge Velasquez, 23D Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, preforms a “blood sweep” on patient Sgt. Marissa Escobedo as Chief Calderin-Serrano monitors her breathing for the Valkyrie whole blood transfusion program in San Bruno, CA on Jan. 10, 2024. The Valkyrie Program is a course designed to teach attendees how and when to apply a whole blood transfusion to casualties in a combat environment. (Courtesy Photo)

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Tags: MFS, marine corps reserve, MFR, Navy, Valkyrie

Photo by: Sgt. Emely Gonzalez | VIRIN: 240124-M-JH066-1321.JPG

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