Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Connor Williams with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group reads Gen. John A. Lejeune’s birthday message during a cake cutting ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 243rd birthday on Vaernes Air Station, Norway, Nov. 10, 2018. The ceremony is held at the conclusion of Exercise Trident Juncture 18, an exercise in place to enhance the and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions.

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