ALCOAST 129/22 - APR 2022 SELECTION OF MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD (MCPOCG) AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE (MCPO-CGR)

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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ALCOAST 129/22
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SUBJ: SELECTION OF MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE
COAST GUARD (MCPOCG) AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE
COAST GUARD RESERVE (MCPO-CGR)
1. We are pleased to announce the selection of Command Master
Chief (CMC) Heath B. Jones as the next Master Chief Petty Officer
of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) and CMC Timothy A. Beard as the next
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve (MCPO-CGR).
CMC Jones will relieve MCPOCG Jason M. Vanderhaden and CMC Beard
will relieve MCPO-CGR George M. Williamson at a Change of Watch
Ceremony on 19 May 2022 at Training Center Cape May, New Jersey.
2. CMC Jones enlisted in the Coast Guard in May 1995. He has
served as Command Master Chief of Coast Guard Pacific Area, of the
Eighth Coast Guard District, and of Coast Guard Sector Hampton
Roads. He served as Officer in Charge of Coast Guard Cutter
SEA HORSE, Station Pensacola, Coast Guard Cutter BOLLARD, and
Station Cape Charles. He assumed the duties as the Deputy Commandant
for Mission Support Command Master Chief in June 2021. CMC Jones is
a graduate of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy Class 124,
the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course Class 48, and is
a Keystone 18-1 Fellow. CMC Jones holds Bachelor and Master of
Arts Degrees in Organizational Management with a specialty in
Human Resource Management.
3. CMC Beard enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984. In December 1998,
he enlisted in the Coast Guard Reserve and was assigned to Port
Security Team 313. He has served as the Command Master Chief of
the Thirteenth and Eleventh Coast Guard Districts, Port Security
Unit 312, and Coast Guard Sector Columbia River. CMC Beard assumed
the duties as Coast Guard Pacific Area Reserve Command Master Chief
in August 2018. CMC Beard holds Associate and Bachelor of
Science Degrees in Criminal Justice. He recently retired from
his civilian occupation as a patrol sergeant with the Clackamas
County Sheriff's Office in Oregon.
4. A number of outstanding Master Chiefs with diverse backgrounds
applied for these important and prestigious positions. We commend
all of the applicants for their willingness for continued service,
and thank them for their exemplary performance and dedication to
our Coast Guard.
5. ADM Karl L. Schultz, Commandant (CCG), and
MCPOCG Jason M. Vanderhaden, Master Chief Petty Officer of
the Coast Guard, send.
6. Internet release is authorized.