Washington, (March 6, 2017) – Vice Adm. Luke M. McCollum, Chief of Navy Reserve, left, and Force Master Chief CJ Mitchell, Force Master Chief of the Navy Reserve, cut the Navy Reserve birthday cake during the 102nd Navy Reserve birthday celebration at the Navy Memorial, March 6. The Navy Reserve was officially established March 3, 1915, by combining 17 state naval militias into a single federal force.

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