Leyte Gulf (CG 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANV MASTER CHIEF I e' .. -f A 4..- I I 7 VIVI. ,gg- Ffi' Q -V iv ii t l Master Chief Mattie M. Wells was born ni Jonesville, Louisiana. She was raised in Monterey, Louisiana and enlisted in the United States Navy on 3 May I983.She completed basic training at Recruit Training Command Orlando, FL in July 1983, and continued on to Apprenticeship Training at Maffig Wells Naval Training Command. Orlando Fl. Her duty assignments include USS Emory S. Land CAS-393 at Naval Operation Base, Norfolk. Virginia, NAVCOMTELSTA Jacksonville, Florida, via RM C 7 School, COMPRSON ONE. NAVCOMTELSTA Diego Garcia, ASCOMM DET, ASCOMM Det Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico. Defense Information Systems Agency, Communications Management Control Activity in Arlington. Virginia, USS CHANCELLORSVILLE CCG-625 homeported in Yokosuka Japan, as a Detailer at Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee, USS BATAAN CLHD 55, homeported in Norfolk. Virginia and COMSUBFOR Norfolk VA. She was selected to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in May 2005 while assigned to USS BAT.-X.-XX, While onboard BATAAN she accompanied the ship during Operation Iraqi FREEDOM Il and was one of the first Navy Warship that participated in Joint Task Force Hurricane Katrina search. rescue. and relief efforts. Master Chief Wells is a graduate of the U.S Navy Senior Enlisted Ac idemy Cl iss llb Brown. She re po 'te i to Commander Submarine Forces Atlantic in Norfolk Virginit in Au ust 2006. She was Qelette d 'if '1 Command Master Chief in January 2007 She is a graduate of the CMCXCOB Cour e Clasp -1-. Silt reported onboard the USS LEYTE GULF in October 7007 as the Comm ind M ister C. hie f. Throughout her career Master Chief Wells was a member of All-Navy Women . basketball te un four times In addition to various unit awards Master Chief Well s personal iw ards include Defense Me rttoriou Service Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Navy Commend ition Med il and N ix 5 md Nl irine Corps Achievement Medal with four Gold stars f

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EXECUTIVE OFFICEK W f S .5 . Commander Bruce A. Apgar Jr. Commander Apgar enlisted in 1983 and completed Electricianis Mate 'CAN school and Naval Nuclear Power School before reporting to the NROTC program at the Pennsylvania State University. Following commissioning, CDR Apgar was assigned Division Officer tours in USS CLARK QFFG ll5 and completed a follow-on assignment as Navigator in USS MOUNT WHITNEY CLCC 205. He served Department Head tours in USS KLAKRING CFFG 425 as Combat Systems Officer and on the Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO staff as Staff Operations Officer. Following a tour as Navigator in USS BATAAN CLHD 55, CDR Apgar was assigned as Executive Officer in USS GONZALEZ CDDG 665. CDR Apgar was assigned shore tours as an Officer Recruiter at NRD Pittsburgh and as a tactics instructor and Deputy Director at the Surface Warfare Officers School Command. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal C with Silver Star5, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal fwith two Gold Stars5, and various unit and campaign awards. CDR Apgar is married to the former Karin Quinn and has two sons. 5

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COMMANV OHAPLAIN F4 J 'flld LT Vevon H. Foster Lieutenant Devon Hughfosteri is a native of Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies, but grew up in Brookly, V Y Helpeijliistedifnlithe Delay Entry Program in his junior year of High School and reported to Boo? Lakes, Illinois in April 1985. Following Boot Camp, Lieutenant attended Quartermaster ff' school in Orlando Florida. After AH school, he joined the crew of the Spruance-Class Destroyer USS , ELLIOT DD-967. He was promoted to Quartermaster Third Class. L In l988 Lieutenant Foster was honorably discharge 1n to pursue other interests. He continued serving in the Qu 0, Hasgeg . CQ1id-Class,yx4ith MSealift Command Headquarters in Bayonne, New , ..-. . - 'f'lUf'h.is, h ,atpgdqslrn ' 1, .,, g i .. Qyfq.--.,-.T .. ,,,5,.,.,, ,. AJ If .,,,,, . ' e , . t HOW adam MW 1 0, ver because-of his studiesi-lie Became any '- , p ' L M . , .,,,., , A ll998'fLr2Q02Tf' T er returned to the active reserves with 'T York, wherehe joined the training unit. He 'arrangedhnd cooiH'matedVtrainmgw5hf .ibi?i until his transfer in 2004. Inq2004, he joined Mobile Inshore and Underwater UriitZ'Detachrhq1'1t2035Q,0QfT:E'5fil'Q.1,-,Q ggmtil his commission as Ensign intheMNavy Chaplain Candidate Program OffiieiT'fI'l'l'!mO5-,he attende'cliheQ t ri's ..... 5 Eg'BasicChaplain Orientation program followed byactive duty foriitraining in the Norfolk area, and atVBethesda'::Q..f' ospital in the Chaplain Care Unit in 2006. In AugusT'2007,jLieutenantFoster-superseded andpwasi - ' as an active duty ChaplainfIn-November'2007, rheagradiiiied Chaplain' S'6lTU6'l'-and was A 0,0 I - ' ' ,- to Qperational Ministry Center, Norfolk Virginia in Decemberl2OQl... Qn.29,,Ee,bruary'Q008 'il - ri W AD r' 11 Uss LEYTE GULF CCG 55gt comniind Cha rim Foster wasT ,tot e- - 0' - o serve asp p . , Hg,,.1, W..- ,gr L I , . , . , ...., Y. W I 'L - E. .. H Foster received a Bachelor of Business Admimstrafiiiwin A.cCQuntlngufrom DOWl1I'lg,C0llCgC,1I'1T - New'York- and Master of Divinity from'New'BrunswickTheologicalSeminary at tliasate j' 'f :7 'e D' on-Sa'inf'.Tohn's Univefgfyw in .fHUl3.lQ?3,v-NBWtlfYOfk.ft -f-s mf' earned1Nav,y'and Marine Corps Medal Hu ' 0 I V' It ' ' . .M ' 'C 4' 'f-Vw-L 7 .4 f , 5, , ,, ,Q L ...Q qTLmT 'd 1 ., vw , ,, 1 , A- tl-nunnslm Q ww. ,,,. - ,,,, ,,.. , . . f -A - 'K huiln 7 .--l! ' 'Q 'ww . M., i 2 g .