Marine Corps Sergeant Major Matthew A. Putnam, command sergeant major of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, talks with Marines about the significance of tradition after a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 241st birthday at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 10, 2016. A time-honored tradition, the birthday celebration embodies esprit de corps and the proud history of those before us who exemplified the Marine Corps warfighting ethos. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Afri
Marine Corps Sergeant Major Matthew A. Putnam, command sergeant major of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, talks with Marines about the significance of tradition after a cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 241st birthday at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 10, 2016. A time-honored tradition, the birthday celebration embodies esprit de corps and the proud history of those before us who exemplified the Marine Corps warfighting ethos. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa Command support operations, contingencies and security cooperation in the Africa Command area of responsibility.
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