181013-N-KG461-074 EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2018) Capt. Ronald Dowdell, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), and Command Master Chief Francisco Valdovinos, look on as the most junior Sailor, Airman Felisity Natal, and senior Sailor, Cmdr. Michael Fortunato, cut a cake to celebrate the Navy�s 243rd birthday in the hangar bay. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary D. Behrend/Released)