FALLON - Longtime Battle Mountain resident Jesse Lindsey joined the Navy during his senior year in high school and went to boot camp in Great Lakes, Ill., on Oct. 22, 2002. Upon graduation, he reported to Intelligence Specialist "A" school at the Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach, Va.
Following graduation from school, he reported to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in Norfolk, Va., where he spent 3½ years. While on board, he served as an intelligence analyst during a seven-month deployment to the Middle East and was advanced to Third Class and then Second Class Petty Officer.
From there he transferred to the VFC-12 Fighting Omars, an adversary squadron at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va. While there, he served as the Operations Leading Petty Officer, Command Technical Representative and Assistant Scheduling Officer during multiple detachments all around the country and was advanced to First Class Petty Officer.
Following his time there, he received orders to the Navy Cyber Forces Fleet Intelligence Detachment in Fallon. There he served as a Work Center Supervisor, Command Career Counselor, Command Financial Specialist, and Motorcycle Safety Coordinator. He was assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) strike group with a team of four analysts and earned their individual and work center certification before completing two deployments totaling more than 374 days at sea.
On Aug. 1, he was selected for advancement to Chief Petty Officer and immediately transferred to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon where he serves as the Air Wing Training Leading Chief Petty Officer.
His job specialties include: Operational Intelligence Analyst, Imagery Interpretation Analyst, and Strike Warfare Analyst. His qualifications include: Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist, Command Career Counselor, and Command Financial Specialist. His awards include: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (x3), Good Conduct Medal (x3), Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, and the National Defense Service Medal.
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