RILEY XANTEN II

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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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Joseph A. Katz Frocking Ceremony to Brigadier General

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph A. Katz, the chief of staff for Marine Forces Reserve, gives remarks to colleagues, family, and friends during his frocking ceremony to brigadier general at Marine Corps Support Facility, New Orleans, May 9, 2025. Frocking is a tradition where Marines are advanced to the next pay grade, assuming the title and the responsibilities prior to their official date of promotion. Katz was frocked to the rank of brigadier general. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Van Hoang)

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Photo by: Lance Cpl. Van Hoang | VIRIN: 250509-M-VH127-1590.JPG

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