II MEF Videos

U.S. Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II MEF Information Group, conduct a five mile conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2022. The hike was conducted in order to celebrate the Marine Corps Birthday while building combat readiness, unit cohesion, and esprit de corps. During the hike, 8th Communication Battalion held a competition by seeing which company could carry and deliver the most amount of canned goods to the hike finish line. The canned goods were donated to local food banks to show partnership with the community outside of Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Elijah Hurtado)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Antonio Canizales, radio chief with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, discusses his experience during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Bodo, Norway, March 25, 2022. Exercise Cold Response '22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional NATO allied nations and regional partners.

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force volunteer to provide instruction on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu techniques to Jiu-jitsu students living in Bodo, Norway, during a community outreach event during Exercise Cold Response 22, March 3, 2022. Exercise Cold Response '22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses and Lance Cpl. Aziza Kamuhanda)