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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Marines Honor Former Commandant with Wreath Laying

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Christian Cervantes, an automotive maintenance technician with Truck Company, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, poses for a photo after of a wreath laying ceremony for Gen. Robert Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, in St. Francisville, L.A., Nov. 10, 2024. Barrow was the first Marine Corps commandant to be buried at his hometown and not in Arlington National Cemetery. Each year on the Marine Corps Birthday, Marines with Marine Forces Reserve lay a wreath on his grave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)

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Tags: MarForRes, BIRTHDAY, commandant, wreath, USNorthCom, Veterans day

Photo by: Sgt. Scott Jenkins | VIRIN: 241110-M-QP496-1262.JPG

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