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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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Lt. Col. D.R. Stepaniuk, commanding officer, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry from Hamilton, Ontario, speaks to Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y. and RHLI Canadian Soldiers during a mass formation prior to the start of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral exercise between the two militaries April 20-22. The purpose of the training was to exchange infantry strategies and tactics as well as further enhance relationships and interoperability between the two military components. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Lucas Vega)