Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey J. Ross, the command chaplain

Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey J. Ross, the command chaplain for Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, gives the invocation for 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)