Cape St George (CG 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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LCDR JARED A. KEYS EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Jared A. Keys of St. Louis, Missouri, graduated from Hampton University, Hampton VA in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management. Receiving a commission as Ensign he attended the Surface Warfare Division Officer School in Coronado CA. He reported aboard USS Crommelin (FFG 37) in Long Beach, CA, where he served as Main Propulsion Assistant, Chief Engineer, and Combat Information Center Officer. While assigned to USS Crommelin, he qualified as TAO, participated in two Counter Narcotic deployments spanning the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea complet- ing four transits of the Panama Canal and various battiegroup workups. In 1 993 he was assigned as Minority Admissions Counselor and Head Minority Admissions Officer at the United States Naval Academy. While there, he com- pleted his Masters of Science in Information Systems from the University of Maryland through Bowie State University. Upon graduation from Surface Waif are Officer Department Head School in 1 996, he was assigned to USS Hayler ( DD 997 ) in Norfolk, VA. He served as Chief Engineer while participating in one Mediterranean and Middle East deployment. In 1 998 he was assigned to CINCLANTFLT Propulsion Examining Board as a Space Assessor. In 1999 he decommis- sioned the PEB and stood up the Afloat Training Group Atlantic Engineering Qualification Team (N43). In April 2000 he was assigned to Commander Naval Personnel Command in Millington, TN where he served as Placement Officer for Afloat Training Groups, Mine Warfare Commands, Mili- tary Sealift Command, Patrol Crafts, and Commander Logistic Force. LCDR Keys reported to CAPE ST GEORGE (CG 71 ) as Executive Officer in April 2002. His personal decorations include three Navy Commendation Medals, three Navy Achievement Medals, and various unit, campaign, and service awards. LCDR Keys is married to the former Hope Marie Quinn of St. Louis, Mo. They have two children.

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C APT NEVIN P. CARR, JR Captain Nevin Carr graduated in 1979 from the US Naval Academy. He subsequently earned an MS in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and graduated from the Advanced Manage- ment Program at Harvard Business School. His first sea duty assignment was in USS King ( DDG 4 1 ) as Navigator and CIC Officer. During this tour. King deployed first to South America, then to the Mediterranean. While on station in the Mediterra- nean, King was assigned as Alternate Air Defense Commander for crisis operations following the assassina- tion of Egyptian president Anwar Sedat. Next, as Operations Officer in USS McCandless (FF 1084), Captain Carr deployed twice to the Mediterranean, and conducted special ASW tracking operations in the North Atlantic. He transferred to USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 5 1 ) in 1 988, deploying again to the Mediterranean as Air Defense Com- mander for the USS Coral Sea Battle Group, and participating in crisis operations off the coast of Lebanon. Captain Carr was subsequently assigned as pre-commissioning Executive Officer in USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) where he completed initial crew training and certification. He assumed command of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 5 1 ) in 1998, deploying to the Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf and North Atlantic. While in the Arabian Gulf, Arleigh Burke helped enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq, and was assigned as Alternate Air Defense Commander for USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. He reported in October 1 999 to COMCRUDESGRU Eight, embarked in USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as Surface Operations Officer and later as Operations Officer. During this tour, the Battle Group deployed to the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf, and participated in combat operations in support of Operation Southern Watch. His next assignment was as Operations Officer for COMSECONDFLT. While embarked in USS Mount Whitney, the fleet staff supported homeland security operations following the attacks of September 1 1 , 200 1 , and later deployed to the Baltic Sea as Commander of a 28 nation force for Exercise Strong Resolve. Captain Carr assumed command of USS Cape St George (CG 7 1 ) in November 2002, departing seven weeks later for what was to become a wartime surge deployment to the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ashore. Captain Carr served on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Secretary of Defense. Personal awards include the Legion of Merit (two); the Bronze Star; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (three); Navy Commendation Medal (three); and Navy Achievement Medal. Captain Carr and his wife Ann Cary live in Virginia Beach with their children, Adam and Elizabeth. Their sons, Nevin III and Jim, attend college in North Carolina and Virginia. H J BB. tS |J 1 M ft JLj

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LCDR JOHN F. G. WADE EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander John F.G. Wade attended the United States Naval Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Econom- ics in 1990. In June 1996, he earned a Master ' s of Science Degree in Information Communica- tions Systems Technology from the Naval Post- graduate School in Monterey, California. After completing initial tactical and engi- neering training, LCDR Wade served in USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD 968) from July 1991 to June 1994. While serving in RADFORD he made two overseas deployments - the first to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm and the second to the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Sea. In his next at-sea as- signment, he served as Weapons and Combat System Officer onboard USS BENFOLD (DDG 65) from August 1997 to May 1999. During the tour, BENFOLD deployed to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf in support of U.N. Sanction efforts against Iraq and Operation Southern Watch. LCDR Wade served as Com- manding Officer of USS FIREBOLT (PC 10) from October 1999 to August 2001. While serving in FIREBOLT, he deployed to the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific in support of U.S. Counter-drug efforts. His most recent assignment was at Navy Headquarters in Washington D.C. were he served as a Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations. Lieutenant Commander Wade ' s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), the Navy Commendation Medal (2 awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various personal, service and campaign awards. Lieutenant Commander Wade is married to the former Ms. Catherine C. Brown of An- napolis, Maryland. The Wade ' s have two sons (Connor and Ryan) and a daughter (Caroline).