191110-M-QS181-1118 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gary Thompson, left, the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cuts a piece of cake for Cmdr. Janice Pollard, the guest of honor and commanding officer of the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), during a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 244th birthday. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are conducting routine operations as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Monty/Released)