Photo by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 436th Airlift Wing | 01.14.2026
Matt Cook, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, demonstrates positional dominance for a rear-naked choke with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jessy Martin, 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron senior enlisted leader, during an open mat combatives class on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 14, 2025. The open-mat combatives is led by local Jiu-Jitsu coaches volunteering to teach best practices and......
Photo by Senior Airman Trenten Walters | 436th Airlift Wing | 01.14.2026
Matt Cook, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor, watches two U.S. Air Force participants practice a rear-naked choke during an open-mat combatives class on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 14, 2025. The open-mat combatives class is open to all Department of War personnel and is an initiative that promotes readiness through the learning of hand-to-hand combat techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Thalia Bonte | Joint Base Langley-Eustis | 07.09.2025
From the left, Senior Airman Vincent Thomas 633d Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment operator grapples with U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Darroch Air Combat Command Directorate of Intelligence chief of targets at Joint Base Langley-Eustis Virginia July 9, 2025. Darroch teaches the JBLE jiu jitsu class strengthening Airmen’s mental fortitude and physical readiness by exposing......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.19.2024
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, the British Ambassador to the United States, presents a trophy to U.S. Marines after their jiu jitsu victory during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 19, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.19.2024
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, the British Ambassador to the United States, presents a trophy to U.S. Marines after their jiu jitsu victory during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 19, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.19.2024
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, the British Ambassador to the United States, presents a trophy to U.S. Marines after their jiu jitsu victory during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 19, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.19.2024
U.S. Marines compete against the Royal Marines in a jiu jitsu tournament during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 19, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.19.2024
U.S. Marines compete against the Royal Marines in a jiu jitsu tournament during the 2024 Virginia Gauntlet on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 19, 2024. The Virginia Gauntlet challenges Royal Marines and U.S. Marines’ skills and abilities in a series of competitive events throughout multiple bases. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joaquin Dela Torre)...
