161110-N-BT947-184 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2016) Lt. Col. Matthew Lundgren, Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents a ceremonial slice of cake to Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Carney, the oldest Marine aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), during a ceremony for the Marine Corps' 241st birthday. Somerset, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in support of security and stability in the

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161110-N-BT947-184 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2016) Lt. Col. Matthew Lundgren, Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, presents a ceremonial slice of cake to Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Carney, the oldest Marine aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), during a ceremony for the Marine Corps' 241st birthday. Somerset, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob I. Allison/RELEASED)

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