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Twentynine Palms, California

Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

U.S. Marines escort the cake for the cake cutting ceremony during the Marine Corps Birthday Pageant, commemorating the 250th Marine Corps Birthday at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 5, 2025. In honor of tradition, the first slice of cake is given to the oldest present Marine followed by the youngest. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes the uniform pageant, as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody L. Fitzgerald)

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Courtesy Photo/Released 251105-M-DR006-1526.JPG

Dec 29, 2025

U.S. Marines escort the cake for the cake cutting ceremony during the Marine Corps Birthday Pageant, commemorating the 250th Marine Corps Birthday at Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Grey Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 5, 2025. In honor of tradition, the first slice of cake is given to the oldest present Marine followed by the youngest. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes the uniform pageant, as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody L. Fitzgerald)

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Canon EOS R3

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EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

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63/10

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1/160

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