Jon David Gesch
Rate/Rank
PHC / MCC (NAC)
Service Branch
USNR 4/1977 - 4/1980
USNR 2/1998 - 4/2015
Speciality
PHOTOGRAPHER / MASS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS (NAVAL AIRCREW) Born
TACOMA, WA
call sign "Devil Cam".
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, SAN DIEGO, CA
NAVAL SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, PENSACOLA, FL
USS KITTY HAWK CV-63
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING TRAINING FACILITY, KEY WEST, FL
NAVAL AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CA
NAVAL AIR STATION ATSUGI, JAPAN
USNS MERCY (TAH-19) TSUNAMI RELIEF ASSISTANCE
USNS MERCY (TAH-19) PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
FLEET IMAGING COMMAND PACIFIC, SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR, COMBAT CAMERA GROUP PACIFIC
TASK FORCE 56.3, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
JOINT SERVICE COMMENDATION MEDAL NAVY 1
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL NAVY 1
NAVY & MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL NAVY 5
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD NAVY 1
NAVY MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION NAVY 2
NAVY BATTLE E RIBBON NAVY 1
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL NAVY 1
NAVAL RESERVE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (6) NAVY 6
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL NAVY 1
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL NAVY 1
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL NAVY 1
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL NAVY 1
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL NAVY 2
NAVY SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON NAVY 6
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON NAVY 3
ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL WITH SILVER HOURGLASS AND TWO AWARDS FOR MOBILIZATION DEVICE NAVY 1
* NAVY EXPERT RIFLEMAN MEDAL (1) NAVY 1
EXPERT NAVY PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP MEDAL NAVY 1
ENLISTED NAVAL AIRCREW WINGS NAVY 1