Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North, addresses guests during his reception celebrating 300 years since the founding of Algiers in New Orleans on Nov. 20, 2019. Algiers was established in 1719 making it the second oldest neighborhood in the city and a historic piece of land to the history of New Orleans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Daniel R. Betancourt Jr.)