Carter, Mabus Attend Navy Birthday Event at Pentagon

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right, greets Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter as he arrives for the Navy's birthday celebration at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, back left, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus observe the presentation of colors during the Navy's 237th birthday celebration at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, left, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus stand as the national anthem plays during the Navy's 237th birthday celebration at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter delivers remarks at the Navy's 237th birthday celebration at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Navy Secretary Ray Mabus delivers remarks at the Navy's 237th birthday celebration at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Seaman Bianca Linares prepare to cut the Navy's 237th birthday cake during a celebration at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. dOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter talks with Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert after a celebration marking the Navy's 237th birthday at the Pentagon, Oct. 9, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo