Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marine Capt. Cinja Webster, service company commander, poses for a picture during a Battalion meet/ Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion pose for a picture during a Battalion meet/ Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting the past. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion pose for a picture during a Battalion meet/ Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting the past. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marine LtCol Gerard VanderWaal, security battalion commanding officer, briefs Marines of the battalion meet/Mess Night and importance of team building exercises at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion depart from an Osprey to execute a Battalion Meet/Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting the past. (U.S.......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion pose for a picture during a Battalion meet/ Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting the past. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion pose for a picture during a Battalion meet/ Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting the past. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Cpl. Christopher Zincke | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 04.17.2024
U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion board an Osprey to execute a Battalion Meet/Mess Night in vicinity of Camp Upshur at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2024. Like so many of our service traditions, the term "Mess Night" and the format used in the U.S. Navy today was derived from the British Navy to honor custom and tradition as a means of respecting the past. (U.S. Marine......