Seaman Charles Diehl (left), Navy Nuclear Power Training Command machinist mate, Master Chief Petty Officer Asa Worcester (center), Joint Base Charleston command master chief and Sam Kirton, a retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, cut the cake during the Navy Ball celebrating the Navy’s 241st birthday. The event took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 15. Navy tradition is to have the cake cut by the youngest and oldest Navy members present. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, is piped aboard at the start of the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Oct. 15. Hudson was the guest speaker for the evening. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Hudson, Joint Base Charleston deputy commander, delivers his keynote address during the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Oct. 17. The cake cutting ceremony was conducted at the conclusion of Hudson’s speech. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

Col. Robert Lyman, Joint Base Charleston commander, is piped aboard at the start of the Navy Ball at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Oct. 15. The Navy Ball celebrated the Navy’s 241st birthday. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)

The Navy celebrates its 241st birthday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2016. Each attendee received a challenge coin as a memento of the event and a raffle ticket for prizes later in the evening. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas T. Charlton)