Navy Capt. James McGovern, the commanding officer of the USS Iwo Jima, gives a piece of birthday cake to Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, the executive officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a cake cutting ceremony for the Navy’s 239th birthday, Oct. 13, 2014. The 24th MEU is embarked aboard the Iwo Jima during Composite Training Unit Exercise, the MEU’s final training event before a deployment at the end of the year. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols) 24th MEU celebrates Navy's birthday 141013-M-AR522-048

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