Readiness

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, right, guest of honor for the Marine Forces Reserve 244th Marine Corps’ birthday ball, receives the first piece of cake from Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of MARFORRES and Marine Forces North, during the ceremony in New Orleans, Nov. 16, 2019. MARFORRES annually celebrates the birthday of the Marine Corps, established by the Continental Congress on Nov. 10, 1775. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)