II MEF Videos

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force, instruct new Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques to Bodo Jiu-Jitsu students in Bodo, Norway, Mar. 3, 2022. First interview is with U.S. Marine Corps MGySgt Eric Gonzalez, utilities chief, with II Marine Expeditionary Support Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Second interview is with U.S. Marine Corps GySgt Nelson Blanco, administrative specialist, with II Marine Expeditionary Support Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force. The third interview is with Somnath Paramamik, Bodo Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student. Exercise Cold Response ’22 is a biennial exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses)

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)

Brazilian Marines, Norwegian Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines stage their gear and prepare for further operations during Exercise Bold Alligator 17 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Oct. 28, 2017. BA 17, now in its seventh iteration, is a large-scale, multinational amphibious exercise designed to showcase complex shaping operations to improve U.S. and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Abrey D. Liggins)

The Brazilian Marine Corps Expeditionary Medical Unit conducted a bilateral exchange with U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen and Marines with 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 10-14, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado)

Marines and civilian contractors practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu every Sunday night. The lessons build comaraderie between the Marines and civilians. The class runs for two hours with Gunnery Sgt. Mark Stewart, camp commadant with Regimental Combat Team 6 and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Peter Beckwith, (retired) contractor with RCT-6, instructing. Soundbites include Gunnery Sgt. Mark Stewart - Camp Commadant, Regimental Combat Team 6, Hometown: Fort Worth, TX., and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Peter Beckwith, (retired), Contractor, Regimental Combat Team 6. Produced by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lenzo. Also available in High Definition.

Gunnery Sgt. Mark Stewart and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Peter Beckwith (retired), discuss the Brazilian jiu-jitsu class they teach every Sunday evening for Marines and civilians. They also disucced the importance for physical fitness and the unique connection between Marines and Mixed Martial Arts. Soundbites include Gunnery Sgt. Mark Stewart - Camp Commadant, Regimental Combat Team 6, Hometown: Fort Worth, TX., and Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Peter Beckwith, (retired), Contractor, Regimental Combat Team 6. Produced by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lenzo. Also available in High Definition.