Readiness

A birthday cake is displayed during a celebration of the Navy’s 244th birthday at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Oct. 11, 2019. Marine Forces Reserve is comprised of active and reserve Marines and Sailors, both groups are crucial to our mission and neither could succeed without the other. MARFORRES has a total of 1,554 U.S. Navy Sailors, who are geographically dispersed across 160 sites to include the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Leslie Alcaraz)