Heath B. Jones

14th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard

Heath B. Jones is a United States Coast Guard serviceman who serves as the 14th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard since 19 May 2022. He serves as the principal advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard on all enlisted personnel matters.^[1] As a matter of protocol, this gives him precedence equal to that of a three-star officer (vice admiral).^[2]

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.^[1]

Assignments

Since enlisting in the Coast Guard in May 1995, CMC Jones has 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^[3]
• 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 Kanawha
• Executive Petty Officer of Station Little Creek and Coast Guard Cutter Seahawk
• Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Virginia
• Coast Guard Cutter Bollard
• Coast Guard Station Pensacola, Florida
• Officer in Charge of Coast Guard Cutter Sea Horse

Family

Jones has been married to the former Carol Ann Clarke of Folsom, Louisiana since 1996. They are the parents of son Christian, attending graduate school at the University of New Orleans, and daughter Sidney, attending Louisiana State University 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.^[1]

References

1. "Heath B. Jones Command Master Chief District 8" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 16 May 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Order of Precedence – OPNAVINST 1710.7J (NOTES: 7)" (PDF). JMAR Protocol Training and Consulting. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2019. Senior Enlisted Service Representatives (SMA, SGMMC, MCPON, CMSAF, etc.) are typically afforded precedence equal to that of a three-star officer and are placed somewhere midway between the senior and junior general/flag officer present. This is not an exact rule, but one which can used to arrive at the proper placement for most situations.
3. "Coast Guard Names Its 14th Master Chief Petty Officer". 7 April 2022.
4. "Command Master Chief Heath B. Jones".