Warfighting

Maj. Stacey Crite, adjutant with Marine Forces Reserve, reads the 13th commandant, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune’s, Message during the 243rd annual Marine Corps birthday ball at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, on Nov. 16, 2018. The message is a reminder of the honorable service of Marines throughout the globe in war and in peace. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)