Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark L. Baldwin, the adjutant

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark L. Baldwin, the adjutant for Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, reads the traditional birthday message from the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John A. Lejeune, during a cake-cutting ceremony celebrating the U.S. 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 esteemed history of those before us who exemplified the Marine Corps warfighting ethos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jessika Braden)