191110-M-QS181-1157 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2019) Lt. Col. Gary Thompson, right, the commanding officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), delivers remarks during a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 244th birthday aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26). 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)