Readiness

Petty Officer 3rd Class Eddie Brown (right), administrative assistant in the Chaplin’s office, Marine Forces Reserve, and Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hager (center), Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operations Chaplin, MARFORRES, cut the first slice of cake during the U.S. Navy’s 241st birthday celebration at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 12, 2016. The cake is cut by the most senior and the most junior Sailors present at the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Melissa Martens/ Released)