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Marines


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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Maj. Gen. Rex C. McMillian, the commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, hands Cpl. Philimon Nasry, a radio operator with Marine Wing Communication Squadron 48, his promotion warrant during a promotion ceremony at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center July 19. "He told me to keep up the good work, train my Marines to succeed and to hold onto my lance corporal chevrons to motivate a younger Marine," Nasry said.

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