Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Charles Brent and Seaman Joshua Clark, a fireman student assigned to the Navy Nuclear Power Training Command, cut a cake during the Joint Base Charleston Navy Ball Oct. 13, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, S.C. It is tradition for the youngest and oldest Sailors in the room to cut the cake. Service members attended the ball to celebrate the Navy’s 244th birthday.

Rear Adm. Michael D. Bernacchi, Submarine Group TEN commander, speaks to members of Team Charleston during the Joint Base Charleston Navy Ball Oct. 13, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, S.C. Service members attended the ball to celebrate the Navy’s 244th birthday.

Hats from each branch of the military rest on a prisoner of war and missing in action table during the Joint Base Charleston Navy Ball Oct. 13, 2019 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, S.C. The table is set to remind attendees to honor the sacrifices of POWs and those who are MIA. Service members attended the ball to celebrate the Navy’s 244th birthday.