Navy Chiefs with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, hold a cake cutting ceremony celebrating the 128th birthday of the rank of chief on Camp Pendleton Calif, Apr. 1, 2021. The cake-cutting ceremony is part of a tradition where the eldest chief petty officer passes a piece of cake to the youngest to symbolize the passing of wisdom and tradition.

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