151110-N-CH038-064 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2015) – Marines attached to the Thunderbolts of Marine Strike Fighte Squadron (VMFA) 251 celebrate the 240th birthday of the Marine Corps on the aft mess deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to its new homeport in San Diego to complete a three-carrier homeport shift. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Liaghat/Released)

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