161110-N-BT947-103 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2016) Second Lt. Dylan Cory reads a message from the Commandant of the Marine Corps during the 241st Marine Corps birthday ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25). 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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