Cape St George (CG 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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S-3 S-4 Divisior Front row- Back row: SHJ(SW) Blake Thrasher. SH3(SW) Joseph Santos, SH3 Donald Williams, DKSN Craig Sandy, DKlGlenn Calanese. SH2 Chris Wiese. ENS Frank Anderson PC2(SW) Ferris. SH3 Joey Corrow, SHSN Nathan Griffith, DK3(SW) David Omondi, SHSN Juan Ramirezguzman S-3 Division on board USS CAPE ST GEORGE is made up of 3 unique rates. We have Ship ' s Ser- vicemen (SH), Disbursing Clerk (DK), and Postal Clerk (PC). S-3 ' s main focus is morale of the crew and customer service for the crew. The Postal Clerk ensures all of the mail gets from our family and friends of the right Sailor and vice versa. He ensures registered and official mail get to all the proper destinations. The Disbursing Clerks take care of pay issues for the crew. They ensure proper pay on the 1st and 15th, cash checks, travel claims, and allotments. The Ship ' s Servicemen oper- ate the Ship ' s Store, Laundry, Barber- shop, and Soda and Vending machines. Providing the best services to the crew and providing quality merchandise for a quality price. S-3 has a Sales Officer Disbursing Officer to assist with all the happenings of the division to help en- sure everything is running smoothly.

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NAVIGATION ADMINISTRATION Department Head LTJG Black LTJG Jesse H. Black was bom in Boulder, Colorado and grew up in Boca Raton, Florida. He joined the Navy in 1990 as a Nuclear Electronics Technician. After serving onboard the USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) for 3 years, he reported to BOOST in Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering. LTJG Black completed SWOS in the winter of 2000 and subsequently reported to the USS Cape St. George (CG-7 1 ). LTJG Jesse Black was assigned the duties of the Electrical Officer. He completed his Officer of the Deck qualifications and earned his SWO pin. LTJG Black completed his Engineering tour with an EOOW letter while acting as the Assistant Chief Engineer and Engineering Train Officer. In the summer of 2002 he completed CSO Track III Training and reported back onboard Cape as the Combat Information Center Officer. In the middle of Operation Iraqi Freedom he tilled in temporally as the Navigator and was assigned the full position in May 2003. Just prior to starting college in the summer of 1996, LTJG Jesse Black married his wife Kristi and headed to Idaho to complete college together. In their final year of school they were blessed with their first child, Megan. Two years later they were blessed again with a boy. Josh. Kristi is a full time mom and with what spare time she has she volun- teers it with Family Focus, a youth education and development group.