Portland (LSD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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Lieutenant Quinin D. Jones Lieutenant Quintin D. Iones hails from Memphis, Tennessee, and was commissioned upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1998. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. He graduated in Fox Company in April 1999 from the Basic School where he was designated as Infantry Officer f0302j. He then attended the Infantry Officers Course QIOCJ. Upon graduation from the IOC, he received orders to lst Battalion 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. At l X 8, he checked into Charlie Company where he served as a rifle platoon commander in lst Platoon for five months. As a platoon commander, he lead his platoon to Command Arms Exercise CCAXQ in February of 2000. After CAX, LT Iones took over as Executive Officer of Charlie Company In November of 2000, he deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit CMEUJ to the Mediterranean on the USS PORTLAND where he serves as the Team Embark Officer QTEOQ and the Executive Officer of Troops. Among his decorations are the Naval Defense Medal and the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon. LT Iones is engaged to LT Cynthia R. Frederick, USMC of St. Petersburg, Florida. She is currently the MEU Service Support Group QMSSGJ Supply Officer for the 24th MEU. They live in North Carolina and have two boxer dogs, Miha and Bubba. USS Portland 5

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Major Thomas K. Hobbs Major Hobbs was born on june 3, 1969 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1987 he graduated from West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia. He then attended Vanderbilt University where he majored in political science. Upon graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1991, he was commissioned through the NROTC program as a second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Major Hobbs graduated from The Basic School CTBSJ in November 1991 and the Infantry Officer Course CIOCJ in February 1992. He was then assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines where he served as a rifle platoon commander for ten months, a weapons platoon commander for six months, and a rifle company executive officer for two years. He deployed twice to Okinawa under the Unit Deployment Program. He also deployed once to MWTC, Bridgeport for summer mountain warfare training and once to Twenty-nine Palms for a Combined Arms Exercise. In February 1995, Major Hobbs was transferred to TBS where he served as an offense tactics instructor for eight months. He then served as a Staff Platoon Commander CSPCJ for four Basic Officer Course CBOCJ classes. His last assignment at TBS was as the Assistant Offense section head. In August 1998, he was transferred to the Amphibious Warfare School CAWSJ as a student. He graduated AWS in May 1999 and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines as a company commander for Company C. Major Hobbs is married to the former, jennifer Susan Evans, of Virginia. They enjoy the company of their one-year old daughter, Sophia. 4 USS Portland

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