Marine Corps First Sgt. Joshua J. Nodurft, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, reads the Commandant’s 241st Birthday Message in Hidalgo City, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016. The Marines of Alpha Company held a cake cutting ceremony and reading of the Commandant’s message during an urban exercise, as a part of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 1-17 in preparation for the upcoming Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

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