Keywords: US Navy 101110-N-2218S-043 Col. Andrew MacMannis, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU),.jpg en JAVA SEA Nov 10 2010 Col Andrew MacMannis commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 31st MEU cuts a cake during a ceremony commemorating the 235th Marine Corps birthday aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific Ocean with the embarked 31st MEU U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released 2010-11-10 101110-N-2218S-043 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 94018 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Cake cutting 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit |