Marine Corps Col. Matthew St. Clair, left, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, hands pieces of cake to Marines and sailors with 26th MEU and 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, during a celebration of the 45th birthday of 26th MEU in the hangar bay of USS Wasp (LHD 1) at sea, April 24, 2012. 26th MEU was activated in 1967, and since then, has successfully completed various operations and exercises spanning across the globe. In a dynamic and ever changing world, the 26th MEU has always been a certain force in an uncertain world. 26th MEU birthday 120424-M-SO289-111

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