Cape St George (CG 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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partment 7i lh0 (Pperattatts (©fftcer LCDR Erich W. Diehl LCDR Diehl was born in Au- )urn, New York. At Virginia Military nstitute (VMI) he earned a bachelor of icience in Civil Engineering. He at- ended Naval Postgraduate School, vlonterey, CA, earning a Master Of Sci- ■nce in Management. Following his commissioning n May of 1988, he reported aboard USS ZHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG-2), lomeported in Mayport, Florida, where e briefly served as Assistant Naviga- or. After Surface Warfare Officer Train- ng and Damage Control School, he re- urned to CHARLES F. ADAMS where le served as Damage Control Assistant. ie then transferred to another Mayport hip, USS DALE (CC-19), as First Lieu- enant and Navigator. LCDR Diehl then reported to urface Warfare Department Head chool, Newport, Rhode Island. His lext assignment was pre-com crew of JSS GONZALEZ (DDG-66) as Opera- ions Officer. He reported aboard CAPE n 1997 as Operations Officer. He is married to the former Cimberly Lynne Goers of Ashburn, Va. hey have two sons, Steven Glen and iLUStin Robert, and reside in Norfolk, ' a. Supply (Bificev LCDR John Murdock LCDR Murdock graduated from the University of Buffalo with a degree m economics in 1984. He gained his commission from Officer Candidate Schoolinl985. Heattended Naval Post- graduate School in Monterey earning a Masters Degree in Management. LCDR Murdock was first as- signed to the USS H ADDO (SSN-604) as Supply Officer. His second tour was as Supply Officer of Administrative Sup- port Unit, Scotia, NY. Returning to sea duty, LCDR Murdock served onboard USS FORREST A L (CV-59) as the Food Service Officer, Services and Readiness Officer. Prior to reporting onboard the USS CAPE ST. GEORGE, LCDR Murdock served at Defense Contract Management Command, Hartford, CT. He is married to the former Joni Lathrum of San Diego, California. They have one daughter, Deborah. J? a p o It s (©fftcrr LT Leo F. Coleman LT Coleman reported to CAPE ST. GEORGE in August 1997 from hav- ing completed Department Head train- ing in Newport, R.I. His previous tours include; PCO instructor at the AEGIS Training and Readiness Center, Dahlgren, VA, and Ordnance Officer and Fire Control Officer on the commissioning crew of USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51). He is a former Chief Fire Controlman (SW), and was commis- sioned through the Enlisted Commis- sioning Program in 1989 after graduat- ing from the University of Texas. LT Coleman also holds a Master ' s Degree in Business Administration from Strayer College in Washington, DC. LT Coleman cla ims to be from Austin, Texas, and is married to the former Robyn Hirsch of Round Rock, TX, They have three children; Travis Ray, Kyle Austin, and Rachel Leigh. They currently reside in Virginia Beach. !«

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J LCDR Michael A. Celec C Magnum LCDR Michael A. Celec is a native of Annandale, VA, and a 1981 graduate of Old Dominion University. He was commissioned in June 1986, and reported for flight training in Pensacola, FL. He was designated a Naval Aviator, winning the coveted Wings of Gold , in July 1987. LCDR Celec is the Officer-in- Charge of HSL-46, Detachment 8. His previous assignments include HSL-30, Norfolk, VA, two tours at HSL-40, Mayport, FL, HS-1 , Jacksonville, FL, VX- 1, Patuxent River, MD, and a previous tour at HSL-4b in Mayport, FL. His duties have included: Public Affairs Officer, Aviation Safety Officer, Detach- ment Admin and Training Officer, De- tachment Maintenance Officer, Detach- ment Operations Officer, NATOPS Of- ficer, Safety Officer, Search and Rescue Officer, Qualitv Assurance Officer, In- structor Pilot, and Operational Test Di- rector for the SH-bOR Multi-Mission He- licopter and AQS-22 .Airborne Low Fre- quency Sonar programs. LCDR Celec is married to the former Amy M. Joy of Quantico, VA. They have two children, Scott and Sara. C n in h a t posterns LCDR Gary A. Gotham LCDR Gotham entered the Navy in 1981 as an Interior Communi- cations Technician (IC). He graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. He was born in Elmira, New York, but calls his hometown San Di- ego, CA. LCDR Gotham ' s first assign- ment was the USS HEPBRUN (FF-1055) as the Communications Officer and Damage Control Assistant. He was then assigned to the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) as Fire Control Officer. He completed his Di ' ision Of- ficer tours qualified as a Surface War- fare Officer, Engineering Officer Of the Watch, and Tactical Action Officer. His next assignment was at the Naval Post- graduate School, where he earned his Masters degree in Information Tech- nology Management. This was followed by Department Head school at New- port, Rhode Island. He reported onboard CAPE in 1997 as Weapons Officer and within four months took o ' er as the Combat Systems Officer. He is married to the former Lila Trinidad of Paponga, Philippines and has two children: Lorraine and Or- lando. CI] t C f t It g t rt e e r I I LCDR David C. Borah LCDR Borah hails from Fairfield, IL. He attended Eastern Illi- nois University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in December 1987. He then attended Officer Candi- date School in Newport, RI. After being commissioned an Ensign, he reported to Surface Warfare Officers ' School Di- vision Officer course in Newport, RI. In June, 1993, he was awarded a Masters of Science degree in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. His first tour was as First LT, Auxiliaries Officer, and Gunnerv and Missiles Officeraboard USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG-22), homeported in Pearl Harbor, HI. In August, 1991, he reported to FFG-7 EOOW and DCA courses in Newport, RI, enroute to USS AQUILA (PHM-4), homeported in Key West, FL, as Engineering Officer. LCDR Borah was assigned as Chief Engineer aboard USSCARR (FFG- 52), homeported in .Norfolk, VA. LCDR Borah reported aboard USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG-71) in November, 1997. He is married to the former Ridonna Tyler of Lexington, Tennessee. Thev have one child, William. m. RCniRttikiit ' ia iiMi

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V LT Robert Denton Magua LTJG Kevin Carey Sugar Bear I i HSL-46 Det 8 tgsplttters i-i HclicoptL ' r Anti-Suhmarine Squadron Light FOUR SIX Detachment EIGHT (HSL- 46 Det 8) is an East Coast Detachment stationed at Naval Station Mayport. Florida. The Detach- ment is a fully integrated complement of 22 in- di iduals. which make up the two plane Air De- partment. The Detachment is made up of six pilots, three aircrewmen. and 13 maintainers. The Detachment ' s mission is to train, deploy, and be comhat-ready providing a multi- mission Air Warfare capability to surface com- batants. This mission is achieved by using the SH-60B Seahawk, the world ' s finest, most advanced helicopter, to extend the Anti-Surface Warfare ( ASUW ) and Undersea Warfare ( USW ) capabilities of the USS CAPE ST. GEORGE. The Seahawk utilizes a lethal mix of MK-46 or MK-50 homing torpedoes. Penguin or Hellfire missiles. M-60D or GAU-16 machine guns, sonobuoys. chaff and other ordnance to ensure mission success. In addition to the prmiar missions of ASUW and USW. the Seahawk performs secondary missions of Search and Rescue (SARl. Communications Relay (COMREL). Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP). and Medi- cal Exacuation (MEDEVAC). LTJG Christian Cook Preacher 1 ADGI Y i AEIC LT Eric Whitman SHm LTJG Jerome Smith Meat