151110-N-KW492-294 RED SEA (Nov. 10, 2015) Capt. Augustus P. Bennett, commodore, Amphibious Squadron Four, gives remarks during a celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 240th birthday on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga/Released)