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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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Marines from Company I, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, based out of Buffalo, N.Y., walk side by side, behind a company of Canadian Soldiers from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, Canadian Forces, based out of Hamilton, Ontario, April 22 during a field hike. The hike took place as part of a small-scale, 48-hour, bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Canadian Forces in efforts 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)