U.S. Army Col. Ralph L. Clayton, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, honors the Army’s 242nd Birthday with a cake cutting ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 14, 2017. Following Army tradition, the youngest Army officer and enlisted member cut the birthday cake alongside the commander. The youngest officer was, left, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Marie Music, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) transportation officer and the youngest enlisted member was, right, U.S. Army Pvt. Kayla Kramer, 128th Aviation Brigade Advanced Individual Training student. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Army Col. Ralph L. Clayton, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, leads the Army’s 242nd Birthday Run at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 14, 2017. The Army was established June 14, 1775, more than a year before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Army Soldiers run in formation in honor of the Army’s 242nd Birthday at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 14, 2017. Celebrations for the Army’s 242nd Birthday continued throughout the week with a streamer ceremony and a Music Under the Stars concert. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Army Col. Ralph L. Clayton, 733rd Mission Support Group commander, left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. James Herrington, 733rd Mission Support Group command sergeant major, run through water during the Army’s 242nd Birthday Celebration at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 14, 2017. After the Revolutionary War, the Continental Army transitioned into the U.S. Army in 1784, consisting of eight infantries and two artillery companies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)