Heath B. Jones is a

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serviceman who served as the 14th

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard The master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) is the senior enlisted member of the U.S. Coast Guard and the principal advisor to the commandant of the Coast Guard on all enlisted personnel matters. The holder of this position is ...

from 2022 to 2025. He served as the principal advisor to the

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on all enlisted personnel matters. As a matter of protocol, this gave him precedence equal to that of a three-star officer (

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Education

Jones is a graduate of Class 124 of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy, the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course class 48, and the National Defense University's Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education course. He holds both a Bachelor and a Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Management with a specialty in Human Resource Management. He also holds a Certificate of Apprenticeship as a Master Homeland Security Specialist from the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program.

Assignments

After enlisting in the Coast Guard in May 1995, CMC Jones served in a number of positions, including: *Command Master Chief, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS), Washington, D.C. *Command Master Chief of Coast Guard Pacific Area *Command Master Chief for the 8th Coast Guard District *Command Master Chief of Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads, Portsmouth, Virginia *First Lieutenant of Station New Orleans and Coast Guard Cutter *Executive Petty Officer of Station Little Creek and Coast Guard Cutter *Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Virginia *Coast Guard Cutter *Coast Guard Station Pensacola, Florida *Officer in Charge of Coast Guard Cutter

Family

Jones has been married to the former Carol Ann Clarke of

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since 1996. They are the parents of son Christian, attending graduate school at the

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, and daughter Sidney, attending

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Medical School in New Orleans.

Awards and decorations

*6 gold service stripes. *Jones is also the recipient of the 2012 Signalman First Class Douglas Munro Inspirational Leadership Award and the 2006 Master Chief Petty Officer Angela McShan Inspirational Leadership Award.

References

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