Master Chief Jones Hails from Brooklyn, New York; after graduating high school he enlisted in the United States Navy July 1983. He successfully completed basic training and Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes Naval Base, Great Lakes, Illinois; following Corps School HMCM Jones attended and graduated from Field Medical Service School (FMSS) January 1984 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Hospitalman Jones’ first assignment was at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida; assigned to nursing services, he worked as a general duty corpsman in the new-born nursery. In June of 1985, Hospitalman Jones received orders to report to the Commanding General, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, North Carolina. There, he was assigned to Marine Air Group 14 and Marine Air Group 32 and made numerous Western Pacific, and short deployments with VMAQ-2 Det Z, VMA-542, VMAT-203, VMGR-252, and VMGRT-253.
In August of 1989, Petty Officer Second Class Jones was screened and selected for Instructor Duty; after successfully completing Instructor Training at Pensacola, Florida, he reported to Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Station, Pensacola Florida. There, he was assigned as an Instructor, Training Devices Division and provided instruction to all Enlisted Aircrew, Aviation Officer Candidates, and Aviation Preparatory Indoctrination Officers. In March of 1992, he was awarded his Master Training Specialist designation.
In May of 1993, Petty Officer First Class Jones received orders to report to the Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Marine Corp Base, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. There, he was assigned as the Leading Petty Officer, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Regiment and made numerous deployment to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
In February of 1998, Petty Officer First Class Jones received orders to report to the Naval Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; he was assigned as the LPO for the Shipyard Clinic. There, he oversaw Physical Examination, Radiation Health and Hearing Conservation programs for the fleet and was selected and promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in 2000.
In March of 2001, Chief Petty Officer Jones received orders to report to the Commanding General, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. Upon arrival, he received Battalion Special Orders to report to the Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Regiment. There, he was the medical advisor to the Battalion Commander on the medical, dental and personal readiness of Sailors and Marines assigned to the battalion. He made numerous short deployments and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in January 2003. In November of 2003, he was reassigned as the Senior Enlisted Leaders, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Division and was the principle advisor to the Division Surgeon and Battalion Commander on the forces heath protection of the Division. In May of 2004 he was selected and promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer.
Senior Chief Jones received orders in June of 2007 to report to the Commanding Officer, Field Medical Training Battalion, MCB, Camp Pendleton, California for Instructor Duty. There, he was assigned as S-1A and subsequently as the S-3 Operations Chief. In May of 2008, he was selected and promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer; August 2008 HMCM Jones fleeted up to Command Master Chief, Field Medical Training Battalion. In January 2009, HMCM Jones received orders to report to the Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as the Command Master Chief, his present assignment.
Master Chief Jones is a graduate of School of Infantry, Marine Combat Training, Camp Geiger, North Carolina, Naval Instructor Training, Naval Technical Training Center, Corry Station, Pensacola, Florida and the United States Navy, Senior Enlisted Academy, Newport, Rhode Island.
Master Chief Jones’ decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 Awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2 Awards), Naval and Marine Corp Achievement Medal (4 Awards), Combat Action Ribbon, and various other service and campaign medals.