School of Infantry - West

U.S. Marines march out the birthday cake during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).

The Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West Color Guard carries the colors for the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony, commemorating 249 years of United States Marine Corps History at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, addresses the audience during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, Marine Corps Installations West Commanding General, passes the first piece of cake to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bruce A. Hall, Security Battalion Corrections Officer and the oldest Marine present at the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Winston G. Pritchard stands in the crowd during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. George Newton poses with U.S. Marines dressed in uniforms representing the different time periods throughout Marine Corps’ history after the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marines dressed in uniforms representing the different time periods throughout Marine Corps’ history bow their heads during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the base theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a 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. Jeslianne A. Torres).