171110-N-OA516-0046 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2017) Sailors and Marines eat on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during the Marine Corps 242nd birthday dinner. Iwo Jima, components of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting a Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise that is the culmination of training for the Navy-Marine Corps team and will certify them for deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin Leitner/Released)