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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CLB-25 Conducts HST Training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Noah J. McGhee, landing support team leader with Combat Logistics Battalion 25, 4th Marine Logistics Group, observes as an CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), Marine Aircraft Group 29 (MAG-29), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), hovers over an H Beam at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Mar. 27, 2025. Landing support specialists and pilots conducted HST to familiarize themselves with insertions and extractions of heavy loads to increase their proficiency in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez)

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Tags: MAG 29, 4th MLG, Det 1, CH-53K, hst, CLB-25

Photo by: Cpl. Salvador Flores Perez | VIRIN: 250327-M-DR174-2358.JPG

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