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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U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 conduct base defense

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Vernal Emhoolah, left, a native of Texas, and Pfc. Kyle VanSteenbergen, a native of North Carolina, both low-altitude air-defense gunners with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, Marine Air Control Group (MACG) 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), aim a simulated FIM-92 Stinger missile during a Base Defense Zone (BDZ) exercise at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2024. Marines from 2nd LAAD, MACS-24 and Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 executed this exercise to enhance confidence and proficiency in BDZ operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

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Tags: Marine Corps, Base Defense Zone, 2nd low-altitude air defense battalion

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo | VIRIN: 240611-M-OV696-1039.JPG

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