U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), prepare for the cake-cutting ceremony in celebration of the Marine Corps’ 245th birthday on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 9, 2020. This year Marines across 3rd MLG celebrated the Marine Corps’ birthday in unique ways in order to adhere to COVID-19 mitigation procedures while still practicing time honored traditions. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.