n/a - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, gives a speech at The Basic School’s Alpha Company Mess Night on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 27, 2022. Del Toro took part in the traditions and festivities of mess night and talked to the Marines about what it means to be a good leader. (US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kayla LaMar)
Sgt. Stephany Rector, president of the mess, tastes the beef before declaring it fit to serve to the “mess” during the Headquarters Company Mess Night aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on June 5, 2013. The taste test was one of several Marine Corps traditions that are a part of the ceremonial dinner - Sgt. Stephany Rector, president of the mess, tastes the beef before declaring it fit to serve to the “mess” during the Headquarters Company Mess Night aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on June 5, 2013. The taste test was one of several Marine Corps traditions that are a part of the ceremonial dinner