1011102218S-043 JAVA SEA (Nov. 10, 2010) Col. Andrew MacMannis, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), cuts a cake during a ceremony commemorating the 235th Marine Corps birthday aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific Ocean with the embarked 31st MEU. Navy

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